Star · G2V
Gl 13
Gl 13 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G2V in the constellation Phoenix, 95.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 1349 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Phoenix |
| Distance | 95.9 light-years (29.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.84 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.50 |
| Spectral type | G2V |
| Surface temperature | 5,760 K |
| Luminosity | 1.48 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.22 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.1 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 16m 53.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −52° 39′ 04″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 52.7 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 6.84); binoculars will find it. 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 September, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1930. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 13, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.17, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Ursa Major. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 1954 4.47 light-years
- HIP 118180 8.06 light-years
- HIP 116898 9.38 light-years
- Gl 43 10.1 light-years
- HIP 4468 11.8 light-years
- HIP 3879 12.0 light-years
- WISEA J005811.69-565332.1 12.2 light-years
- HD 142 12.2 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.