Star · K3V
Gl 183
Gl 183 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K3V in the constellation Eridanus, 28.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 23311 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Distance | 28.8 light-years (8.84 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.22 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 6.49 |
| Spectral type | K3V |
| Surface temperature | 4,630 K |
| Luminosity | 0.365 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.94 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.777 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 00m 48.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −5° 45′ 13″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 56.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.22). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 84° N. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1997. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 512 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 183, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 4.56, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Ophiuchus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.