Star · K9III
Gl 114.1A
Gl 114.1A is a giant star of spectral type K9III in the constellation Horologium, 779.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 13215 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Horologium |
| Distance | 779.2 light-years (238.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.61 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.72 |
| Spectral type | K9III |
| Surface temperature | 3,780 K |
| Luminosity | 4.16 L☉ |
| Radius | 4.76 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.43 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 50m 05.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −53° 09′ 20″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 19.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.61. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 37° N. South of latitude 37° S 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 1247. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 14 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 114.1A, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 11.72, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Boötes. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.