Star · M0V
Gl 185A
Gl 185A is a main-sequence star of spectral type M0V in the constellation Lepus, 27.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 23452 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lepus |
| Distance | 27.3 light-years (8.36 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.31 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 8.70 |
| Spectral type | M0V |
| Surface temperature | 3,900 K |
| Luminosity | 0.091 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.66 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.549 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 02m 28.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −21° 15′ 24″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 18.3 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.31); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 69° N. South of latitude 69° S it never sets. 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 1999. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 484 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 185A, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 4.44, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Hercules. 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.