Luhman 16
==Luhman 16 Star System==
Astonomy
Luhman 16 (WISE 1049−5319, WISE J104915.57−531906.1) is a binary brown-dwarf system approximately 6.5 light-years (2.0 parsecs) from the Sol. These are the closest-known brown dwarfs and the third-closest-known system to the Sun (after the Alpha Centauri system and Barnard's Star). The masses of Luhman 16 A and B are 33.5 and 28.6 Jupiter masses, respectively, and their ages are estimated to be 600–800 million years. Luhman 16 A and B orbit each other at a distance of about 3.5 astronomical units with an orbital period of approximately 27 years. “Luhman 16 does not contain any close-in giant planets. Observations with the Hubble Space Telescope in 2014–2016 confirmed the nonexistence of any additional brown dwarfs in the system. It additionally ruled out any Neptune mass (17 M Earth) objects with an orbital period of one to two years.” Proximity to Alpha Centauri Luhman 16 is the nearest-known star/brown-dwarf system to Alpha Centauri, located 3.577 ly (1.097 pc) from Alpha Centauri AB, and 3.520 ly (1.079 pc) from Proxima Centauri. Both systems are located in neighboring constellations, in the same part of the sky as seen from Earth, but Luhman 16 is a bit farther away. Before the discovery of Luhman 16, the Solar System was the nearest-known system to Alpha Centauri. Luhman 16 is closer to Proxima Centauri than to Alpha Centauri AB, just like Earth, despite the fact that Luhman 16 is located further from Earth than Alpha Centauri system. This is reflected in the fact that Luhman 16 has smaller angular distance to Proxima Centauri than to Alpha Centauri AB in Earth's sky, and this makes more contribution to the distance difference from Luhman 16 to Alpha Centauri than the distance difference between them and Earth.History
Luhman 16 was one of the first star systems to be colonized by humanity and would later become a major player during the DAoT. The system saw harsh fighting during the Men of Iron Rebellions leading to serval destroyed planets.Local Anthropology
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