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Barnard's Star

Barnard's Star proper noun: a very low-mass red dwarf star about six light-years away from Earth, in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

Proper noun

Barnard's Star

  1. A very low-mass red dwarf star about six light-years away from Earth, in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

Origin of Barnard's Star

Named for American astronomer E. E. Barnard, who measured its proper motion in 1916.

Questions about Barnard's Star

What does Barnard's Star mean?
Barnard's Star means a very low-mass red dwarf star about six light-years away from Earth, in the constellation of Ophiuchus.
What part of speech is Barnard's Star?
Barnard's Star is a proper noun.

Words near Barnard's Star in the dictionary

  1. Barnacre-with-Bonds
  2. barnacular
  3. Barnala
  4. Barnard
  5. Barnard Castle
  6. Barnard's Star
  7. Barnardo's boy
  8. Barnards
  9. Barnardsville
  10. Barnas
  11. barnase

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