One of the first stars known to approach the Sun particularly close is Gliese 710. The star, whose mass is roughly half that of the Sun, is currently 62 light-years from the Solar System. It was first noticed in 1999 using data from the Hipparcos satellite, and was estimated to pass less than from the Sun in 1.4 million years. With the release of Gaia's observations of the star, it has since been refined to a much closer , close enough to significantly disturb objects in the Oort cloud, which extends from the Sun.
One of the first stars known to approach the Sun particularly close is Gliese 710. The star, whose mass is roughly half that of the S?un, is currently 62 light-years from the Solar System. It was first noticed in 1999 using data from the Hipparcos satellite, and was estimated to pass less than from the Sun in 1.4 million ye?ars. With the release of Gaia's observations of the star, it has since been refine,d to a much closer , close enough to significantly disturb objects in the Oort cloud, which extends from the Sun.