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EQ Pegasi

Binary red dwarf system with a Jovian exoplanet.

EQ Pegasi (Gliese 896) is a binary system of two red dwarfs at a distance of 20.4 light-years. Both components are flare stars, and the primary hosts one known exoplanet discovered via radio astrometry.

Quick Facts

Distance
20.4 light-years (6.25 parsecs)
Age
950 million years
Spectral types
M4Ve and M6Ve
Separation
5.8 arcseconds
Number of components
2
Exoplanets
1 (primary star)

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