Star · K5V
Gl 167
Gl 167 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K5V in the constellation Dorado, 42.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 19884 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Dorado |
| Distance | 42.5 light-years (13.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 7.64 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 7.06 |
| Spectral type | K5V |
| Surface temperature | 4,480 K |
| Luminosity | 0.237 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.807 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.698 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 15m 56.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −53° 18′ 36″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 59.0 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 7.64); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 37° N. South of latitude 37° 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 1983. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 755 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 167, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.41, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Draco. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- WISE J035934.06-540154.6 2.64 light-years
- HD 22496 6.39 light-years
- GJ 163 6.87 light-years
- ζ Dor 7.23 light-years
- GJ 1075 7.27 light-years
- GJ 2036B 7.57 light-years
- GJ 2036A 7.58 light-years
- WISEA J032309.12-590751.0 7.68 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.