Star · K6
Gl 116
Gl 116 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K6 in the constellation Perseus, 48.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 13375 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Perseus |
| Distance | 48.2 light-years (14.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.60 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 8.75 |
| Spectral type | K6 |
| Surface temperature | 4,090 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0699 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.525 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.514 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 52m 07.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +34° 23′ 22″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 110.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.60. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 56° S. North of latitude 56° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in November, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1978. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 855 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 116, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.68, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Centaurus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- WISE J024714.52+372523.5 3.41 light-years
- GJ 3208 6.26 light-years
- Gl 134 6.88 light-years
- GJ 1059 8.17 light-years
- WISE J031624.35+430709.1 9.12 light-years
- GJ 3227 9.75 light-years
- GJ 1042 11.8 light-years
- Gl 154 11.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.