Star · K8V
Gl 126
Gl 126 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K8V in the constellation Horologium, 81.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 14813 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Horologium |
| Distance | 81.9 light-years (25.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.53 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 9.53 |
| Spectral type | K8V |
| Surface temperature | 3,920 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0412 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.44 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.451 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 11m 15.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −46° 31′ 04″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 80.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.53. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 43° N. South of latitude 43° S 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 1944. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 126, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.83, 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):
- Gl 132 2.45 light-years
- HIP 17157 7.60 light-years
- HIP 15973 11.2 light-years
- HIP 12723 12.1 light-years
- WISEA J032504.52-504403.0 12.1 light-years
- GJ 3176 13.3 light-years
- GJ 3207 13.4 light-years
- HIP 17978 13.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.