Star · F8V
Gl 115
Gl 115 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F8V in the constellation Eridanus, 211.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 13267 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Distance | 211.1 light-years (64.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.16 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.10 |
| Spectral type | F8V |
| Surface temperature | 6,100 K |
| Luminosity | 2.02 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.27 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.19 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 50m 41.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −44° 04′ 53″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 89.4 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.16); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 46° N. South of latitude 46° 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 1815. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 115, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.89, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Boötes. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 11965 13.1 light-years
- HIP 12281 13.9 light-years
- Gl 101.1 16.8 light-years
- HIP 12894 19.2 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.