Meanings
proper noun
- A very low-mass red dwarf star about six light-years away from Earth, in the constellation of Ophiuchus.
Origin
Named for American astronomer E. E. Barnard, who measured its proper motion in 1916.
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APA
Barnard's Star. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barnard's%20Star
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“Barnard's Star.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barnard's%20Star. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Barnard's Star,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barnard's%20Star.
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