Star · K1V
Gl 152
Gl 152 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K1V in the constellation Eridanus, 52.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 17439 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Distance | 52.7 light-years (16.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.99 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.95 |
| Spectral type | K1V |
| Surface temperature | 5,080 K |
| Luminosity | 0.476 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.891 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.831 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 44m 09.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −38° 16′ 54″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 40.1 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 6.99); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 52° N. South of latitude 52° 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 1973. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 936 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 152, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.87, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Corona Borealis. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- WISE J032517.69-385454.1 3.90 light-years
- GJ 1066 5.88 light-years
- GJ 3222 6.48 light-years
- Gl 130 7.88 light-years
- 2MASS J03185403-3421292 8.72 light-years
- GJ 3286 9.35 light-years
- 2MASS J04250679-4255085 11.5 light-years
- Gl 127B 11.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.