Star · M1
Gl 134
Gl 134 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M1 in the constellation Perseus, 52.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 15366 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Perseus |
| Distance | 52.1 light-years (16.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.29 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 9.27 |
| Spectral type | M1 |
| Surface temperature | 3,870 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0555 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.524 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.485 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 18m 07.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +38° 15′ 07″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 55.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.29. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 52° S. North of latitude 52° 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 1974. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 924 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 134, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.85, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Lupus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 1059 5.25 light-years
- WISE J024714.52+372523.5 5.79 light-years
- Gl 116 6.88 light-years
- WISE J040418.01+412735.6 8.65 light-years
- GJ 3208 9.10 light-years
- WISE J031624.35+430709.1 9.30 light-years
- UGPS J03553200+4743588 10.6 light-years
- GJ 3227 10.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.