Star · M0.5-1.0 V
GJ 514
GJ 514 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M0.5-1.0 V in the constellation Virgo, 24.9 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | Gl 514 · HIP 65859 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 24.9 light-years (7.63 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.05 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 9.64 |
| Spectral type | M0.5-1.0 V |
| Surface temperature | 3,730 K |
| Luminosity | 0.043 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.5 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.51 M☉ |
| Age | 0.8 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.14 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 29m 59.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +10° 22′ 39″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 58.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.05. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 80° S. North of latitude 80° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in April, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 2001. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 441 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 514, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 4.24, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cetus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Planets
- GJ 514 b 140-day orbit · 2.13 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 518 3.92 light-years
- Gar 4.86 light-years
- Gl 493.1 4.98 light-years
- ULAS J131943.77+120900.2 6.61 light-years
- GJ 3817 6.64 light-years
- Gl 526 7.47 light-years
- ULAS J133553.45+113005.2 7.82 light-years
- GJ 1156 7.92 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.