Key Takeaways:
- Lalande 21185's celestial location is noted as 2.3° south of the 6.0 magnitude star 51 Ursae Majoris.
- The text references a previous article ("See the nearest stars") published in December 2010.
- The prior article detailed ten prominent nearby star systems.
- A challenge was presented to readers to identify as many stars as possible from a list of the 100 nearest star systems to Earth.
Lalande 21185 sits 2.3° south of the magnitude 6.0 star 51 Ursae Majoris.
Anthony Ayiomamitis
In the December 2010 issue, I wrote the story “See the nearest stars.” In it, I described 10 of the most famous nearby star systems. I also challenged readers to try to spot as many of the 100 nearest star systems to Earth as they could.
