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Lalande 21185 is a red dwarf in the constellation of Ursa Major. Although relatively close by it is only magnitude 7 in visible light and thus is too dim to see with the unaided eye. The star is visible through a small telescope.At approximately 8.31 light-years (2.55 parsecs) away it is one of the nearest stars to the Solar System; only the Alpha Centauri system Barnard’s Star Luhman 16 WISE 0855–0714 and Wolf 359 are known to be closer.
