Star · K2V
Gl 154.1A
Gl 154.1A is a main-sequence star of spectral type K2V in the constellation Fornax, 67.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 17544 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Fornax |
| Distance | 67.3 light-years (20.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.21 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 6.64 |
| Spectral type | K2V |
| Surface temperature | 4,710 K |
| Luminosity | 0.301 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.823 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.741 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 45m 24.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −27° 51′ 45″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 45.3 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.21); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 62° N. South of latitude 62° 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 1959. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 154.1A, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.40, 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):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.