Star · M4V
Gl 206
Gl 206 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Orion, 42.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 25953 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Orion |
| Distance | 42.3 light-years (13.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.55 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 10.99 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 3,600 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0168 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.334 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.321 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 32m 14.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +9° 49′ 16″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 27.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.55. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 80° S. 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 1984. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 750 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 206, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.39, 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):
- GJ 3356 4.50 light-years
- Gl 208 5.18 light-years
- WISEPA J051317.28+060814.7 5.90 light-years
- 2MASS J05002100+0330501 7.58 light-years
- GJ 179 7.77 light-years
- Gl 201 7.97 light-years
- SDSSp J053951.99-005902.0 8.05 light-years
- 111 Tau 8.06 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.