Star · G5V
Gl 204.1
Gl 204.1 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G5V in the constellation Dorado, 63.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 25544 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Dorado |
| Distance | 63.5 light-years (19.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.99 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.54 |
| Spectral type | G5V |
| Surface temperature | 5,420 K |
| Luminosity | 0.613 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.888 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.885 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 27m 39.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −60° 24′ 58″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 21.3 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 6.99); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 30° N. South of latitude 30° 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 1962. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 204.1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.28, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Draco. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- CWISEP J060132.96-592227.3 4.90 light-years
- 2MASS J04210718-6306022 9.46 light-years
- HD 27442 10.2 light-years
- β Pic 10.8 light-years
- Gl 186.1B 11.0 light-years
- Gl 186.1A 11.3 light-years
- GJ 3401B 12.5 light-years
- Gl 260 12.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.