Star · G3V
Gl 132
Gl 132 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G3V in the constellation Horologium, 80.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 15131 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Horologium |
| Distance | 80.0 light-years (24.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.75 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.80 |
| Spectral type | G3V |
| Surface temperature | 6,020 K |
| Luminosity | 1.07 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.95 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.02 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 15m 06.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −45° 39′ 53″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 22.9 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 6.75); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 44° N. South of latitude 44° 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 1946. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 132, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.78, 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 126 2.45 light-years
- HIP 17157 7.79 light-years
- HIP 15973 8.80 light-years
- GJ 3207 11.3 light-years
- GJ 3176 13.2 light-years
- 2MASS J03582255-4116060 13.3 light-years
- HIP 17978 13.5 light-years
- WISEA J032504.52-504403.0 14.1 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.