Star · M0
Gl 17.1
Gl 17.1 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M0 in the constellation Phoenix, 57.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 1696 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Phoenix |
| Distance | 57.4 light-years (17.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.41 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 9.18 |
| Spectral type | M0 |
| Surface temperature | 3,830 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0635 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.572 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.502 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 21m 19.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −45° 44′ 47″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 68.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.41. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 44° N. South of latitude 44° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in September, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1969. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 17.1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.06, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Canes Venatici. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 4386 4.35 light-years
- CWISEP J235644.78-481456.3 4.89 light-years
- WISE J003231.09-494651.4 5.79 light-years
- GJ 3029 5.88 light-years
- 2MASS J00145575-4844171 7.66 light-years
- Gl 32B 8.21 light-years
- Gl 32A 8.22 light-years
- 2MASS J23312378-4718274 8.71 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.