Star · K5
Gl 114
Gl 114 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K5 in the constellation Aries, 76.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 13258 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aries |
| Distance | 76.1 light-years (23.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.87 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 7.03 |
| Spectral type | K5 |
| Surface temperature | 4,320 K |
| Luminosity | 0.277 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.939 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.726 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 50m 36.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +15° 42′ 36″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 64.8 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.87); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 74° S. North of latitude 74° 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 1950. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 114, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.67, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Libra. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 3165 6.85 light-years
- 2MASS J02284243+1639329 8.71 light-years
- HIP 13976 11.2 light-years
- HIP 13601 11.4 light-years
- GJ 9112 11.8 light-years
- GJ 1045 12.0 light-years
- GJ 3160 12.1 light-years
- PSO J052.2746+13.3754 12.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.