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| | Lacaille 8760 / AX Mic |
 | | Also known as AX Microscopii, Lacaille 8760 is located about 12.9 light-years (ly) from our Sun, Sol, in the south central part (21:17:15.3-38:52:2.5, ICRS 2000.0) of Constellation Microscopium, the Microscope -- south of Alpha Microscopii, southwest of Gamma Microscopii, northwest of Theta1 Microscopii, and north of Zeta and Alpha Indi (The Persian). |
 | | Although Lacaille 8760 is the brightest red (more orange-red to some astronomers) dwarf star in Earth's night sky, the star is too faint to be seen with the naked eye by most Humans (Kenneth Croswell, 2002). |
 | | Lacaille 8760 may have around 60 percent of Sol's mass (RECONS), about 66 to 72 percent of its diameter ((Pasinetti-Fracassini et al, 2001; Johnson and Wright, 1983, page 699; and Claude H. |
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