Davy Kirkpatrick

  • Y-class brown dwarf

    Vanderbilt’s links to the solar neighborhood

    Astronomer Davy Kirkpatrick (Courtesy of Davy Kirkpatrick) If Davy Kirkpatrick’s calculations stand up, then Vanderbilt will have solid connections to two of the Sun’s nearest stellar neighbors. One link is long standing. Barnard’s star, which is six light years away from the Sun and its second-closest… Read More

    Sep 15, 2011