Star · K1III
γ Scl
γ Scl is a giant star of spectral type K1III in the constellation Sculptor, 188.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | GJ 9821 · HIP 115102 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Sculptor |
| Distance | 188.6 light-years (57.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.41 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.60 |
| Spectral type | K1III |
| Surface temperature | 4,500 K |
| Luminosity | 90.4 L☉ |
| Radius | 15.7 R☉ |
| Mass | 3.29 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 18m 49.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −32° 31′ 55″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 29.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.41). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 57° N. South of latitude 57° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in September, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1837. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around γ Scl, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.64, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Ursa Major. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 115519 6.95 light-years
- HIP 113670 16.3 light-years
- HIP 116074 16.5 light-years
- HIP 116293 17.1 light-years
- HIP 117091 17.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.