Star · K5V
Gl 131
Gl 131 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K5V in the constellation Fornax, 60.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 15095 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Fornax |
| Distance | 60.9 light-years (18.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.17 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 7.81 |
| Spectral type | K5V |
| Surface temperature | 4,240 K |
| Luminosity | 0.144 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.703 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.616 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 14m 44.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −26° 26′ 46″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 25.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.17. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 64° N. South of latitude 64° 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 1965. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 131, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.19, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Boötes. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.