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Graphic of Number of Stars vs. Spectral Type within 32 light-years of Earth

This diagram shows the various stellar populations within 32 light-years of Earth as measured by the RECONS survey. The largest population consists of red dwarfs, but the population of slightly lower mass brown dwarfs drops off precipitously. This is known as the "brown dwarf des...

Date
Jan 1, 2009
Mission
Hubble Space Telescope
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hubblesite-images-2009-01-2449-image
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This diagram shows the various stellar populations within 32 light-years of Earth as measured by the RECONS survey. The largest population consists of red dwarfs, but the population of slightly lower mass brown dwarfs drops off precipitously. This is known as the "brown dwarf desert."

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Artwork: NASA, ESA, and A. Feild (STScI);
Science: NASA, ESA, and T. Henry (Georgia State University)

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