Star · M1V
Gl 205
Gl 205 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M1V in the constellation Orion, 18.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 25878 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Orion |
| Distance | 18.6 light-years (5.70 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 7.97 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 9.19 |
| Spectral type | M1V |
| Surface temperature | 3,830 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0631 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.569 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.501 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 31m 27.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −3° 40′ 37″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 60.8 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 7.97); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 86° 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 2007. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 330 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 205, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 3.61, 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.