TOKYO: The astronomers have concluded from their studies that a red dwarf star passed at 0.8 light-years from our sun years ago. It could be the time when modern humans migrated to Asia. The star is commonly known as Scholz’s star.
The red dwarf star has been nicknamed Scholz’s star and is officially known as WISE J072003.20-084651.2. It is described as being extremely faint as it was discovered only back in 2013 when it was only 20 light-years away. It is so inconspicuous to the human eyes that even when it was 25 times closer than this and hence 600 times brighter, it would not have been observed with the naked eye. Detecting it back then (when it was 0.8 light-years away) would have required binoculars which were not yet invented at that time.
Astronomers discover distant dwarf planet beyond Neptune
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