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'''Gliese 581''', also known as '''HO Librae''', is a red dwarf star around 20.4 [[light year|light years]] away.  It is most famous for the discovery of the [[Gliese 581c|first low mass planet within a star's habitable zone]].  In total, four planets have found thus far orbiting the star, two of which may sit within the [[habitable zone]].
 
'''Gliese 581''', also known as '''HO Librae''', is a red dwarf star around 20.4 [[light year|light years]] away.  It is most famous for the discovery of the [[Gliese 581c|first low mass planet within a star's habitable zone]].  In total, four planets have found thus far orbiting the star, two of which may sit within the [[habitable zone]].
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Despite being only 20 light years distant Gliese 581 is invisible to the unaided eye. This is due to Gliese 581 being a red dwarf, and thus dim, with an apparent magnitude of only 10.56.
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Despite being only 20 light years distant Gliese 581 is invisible to the unaided eye. This is due to Gliese 581 being a [[red dwarf]], and thus dim, with an apparent magnitude of only 10.56.
    
==The Star==
 
==The Star==
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