Star · M2V
Gl 207.1
Gl 207.1 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M2V in the constellation Orion, 51.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 26081 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Orion |
| Distance | 51.5 light-years (15.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.53 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 10.54 |
| Spectral type | M2V |
| Surface temperature | 3,680 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0224 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.367 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.363 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 33m 44.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +1° 56′ 44″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 52.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.53. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 88° 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 1975. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 913 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 207.1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.82, 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.