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Wolf 424 is a binary star system comprising two red dwarf stars at a distance of approximately 14.2 light years from the Sun. It is located in the constellation Virgo between the stars ε Virginis and δ Virginis.The close binary nature of this star was discovered by Dutch American astronomer Dirk Reuyl in 1941 based upon an elongation of the star found in photographs. The two stars in the Wolf 424 system orbit about each other with a semi-major axis of 4.1 AU and an eccentricity of 0.3.

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