Star · K3V
Gl 168.1
Gl 168.1 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K3V in the constellation Taurus, 3,996 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Taurus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 3,996 light-years (1,225 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.04 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.60 |
| Spectral type | K3V |
| Surface temperature | 4,740 K |
| Luminosity | 1.94 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.06 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.18 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 22m 09.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +19° 29′ 00″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 11.7 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.04. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 71° S. North of latitude 71° N 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 1971 BC. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 71 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 168.1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 15.27, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Scorpius. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.