Star · G3V
Gl 162.1
Gl 162.1 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G3V in the constellation Reticulum, 77.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 19233 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Reticulum |
| Distance | 77.0 light-years (23.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.37 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.51 |
| Spectral type | G3V |
| Surface temperature | 5,830 K |
| Luminosity | 1.45 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.18 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.1 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 07m 21.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −64° 13′ 20″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 51.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.37). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 26° N. South of latitude 26° 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 1949. 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 162.1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.69, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Draco. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- WISEA J040443.50-642030.0 4.24 light-years
- κ Ret 8.21 light-years
- Gl 143.2B 8.55 light-years
- Gl 181.1 8.66 light-years
- HIP 18844 8.93 light-years
- WISEPC J033349.34-585618.7 10.5 light-years
- GJ 1056 11.6 light-years
- 2MASS J04210718-6306022 12.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.