Star · K7V
Gl 185B
Gl 185B is a main-sequence star of spectral type K7V in the constellation Lepus, 27.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Lepus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 27.4 light-years (8.42 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.50 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 10.87 |
| Spectral type | K7V |
| Surface temperature | 4,130 K |
| Luminosity | 0.00954 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.191 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.251 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 02m 28.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −21° 15′ 24″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 10.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.50. 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 487 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 185B, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 4.46, 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.