Star · M5
Gl 190
Gl 190 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M5 in the constellation Lepus, 30.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 23932 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lepus |
| Distance | 30.1 light-years (9.23 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.28 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 10.45 |
| Spectral type | M5 |
| Surface temperature | 3,760 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0216 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.345 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.357 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 08m 35.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −18° 10′ 19″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 73.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.28. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 72° N. South of latitude 72° 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 1996. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 534 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 190, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 4.66, 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.