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Van Maanen's Star)
Van Maanen's Star is a white dwarf, the second such star discovered and the closest one to the Sun after Sirius B.
It is also known as van Maanen 2,
G 001-027,
GCTP 160.00 and
LHS 7.
It is located 14.4 light-years from the Sun in the constellation Pisces, and has a relatively high proper motion of 2.98" annually. It is far too faint to be seen with the naked eye.
Its mass is about 7/10 that of the Sun, but its diameter and brightness are far less.
It was discovered in 1917 by Adriaan Van Maanen.
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