Willem Jacob Luyten (1899–1994) was a Dutch-American astronomer.

Luyten may also refer to:

  • Luyten (surname), with a list of other people with the surname Luyten
  • 1964 Luyten, an asteroid named after Willem Jacob Luyten
  • Luyten's Star, a red dwarf in the constellation Canis Minor
    • Luyten b (more commonly known as GJ 273b), a confirmed exoplanet orbiting Luyten's Star
  • Luyten 726-8 (also known as Gliese 65), a binary star system that is one of Earth's nearest neighbors
  • Luyten 789-6 (also known as EZ Aquarii), a triple star system in the constellation Aquarius
  • Luyten 1159-16 (also known as L 1159-16), a red dwarf in the northern constellation of Aries
  • Luyten Five-Tenths catalogue, a star catalogue created by Willem Jacob Luyten

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