Star · K5
Gl 106
Gl 106 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K5 in the constellation Aries, 60.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 12709 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aries |
| Distance | 60.9 light-years (18.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.23 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 6.87 |
| Spectral type | K5 |
| Surface temperature | 4,570 K |
| Luminosity | 0.265 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.82 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.717 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 43m 20.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +19° 25′ 45″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 51.1 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.23); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 71° S. North of latitude 71° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1965. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 106, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.19, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Libra. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 3225 10.9 light-years
- 2MASS J02284243+1639329 11.1 light-years
- Gl 112.1 11.2 light-years
- Hamal 11.4 light-years
- Gl 120 11.9 light-years
- WISEPA J020625.26+264023.6 12.1 light-years
- Sheratan 12.2 light-years
- GJ 3165 12.3 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.