Star · M0
Gl 167.2
Gl 167.2 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M0 in the constellation Eridanus, 115.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Eridanus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 115.9 light-years (35.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.80 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 9.05 |
| Spectral type | M0 |
| Surface temperature | 3,980 K |
| Luminosity | 0.06 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.514 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.495 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 17m 09.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −26° 02′ 54″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 130.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.80. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 64° N. South of latitude 64° 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 1910. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 167.2, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.58, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Hercules. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 20737 7.28 light-years
- LP 890-9 11.3 light-years
- HIP 20338 11.9 light-years
- HIP 18918 14.2 light-years
- υ¹ Eri 14.4 light-years
- HIP 20342 14.8 light-years
- HIP 20478 15.4 light-years
- WISE J044633.45-242956.8 15.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.