Star · M0V
Gl 156
Gl 156 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M0V in the constellation Eridanus, 51.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 18280 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Distance | 51.1 light-years (15.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.02 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 8.04 |
| Spectral type | M0V |
| Surface temperature | 4,010 K |
| Luminosity | 0.147 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.796 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.619 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 54m 35.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −6° 49′ 33″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 73.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.02. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 83° N. 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 1975. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 907 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 156, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.81, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Serpens. 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.