Ross 248

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Ross 248, also called HH Andromedae or Gliese 905, is a red dwarf star approximately 10.30 light-years (3.16 parsecs) from Earth in the northern constellation of Andromeda. Despite its proximity it is too dim to be seen with the naked eye. It was first catalogued by Frank Elmore Ross in 1926 with his second list of proper-motion stars. It was too dim to be included in the Hipparcos survey. In about 40,000 years, Voyager 2 will pass within 1.7 ly (0.52 pc) of Ross 248. Within the next 80,000 years, Ross 248 is predicted to be the nearest star to the Sun for around 9,000 years, overtaking the current nearest star, the triple system Alpha Centauri.

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