Star · M5
Gl 213
Gl 213 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M5 in the constellation Orion, 18.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 26857 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Orion |
| Distance | 18.9 light-years (5.79 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.56 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 12.75 |
| Spectral type | M5 |
| Surface temperature | 3,550 K |
| Luminosity | 0.00361 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.159 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.164 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 42m 09.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +12° 29′ 22″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 126.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.56. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 78° S. North of latitude 78° N 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 2007. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 335 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 213, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 3.64, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Serpens. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- WISE J052126.29+102528.4 3.46 light-years
- GJ 3379 3.85 light-years
- Gl 205 5.35 light-years
- Gl 223.2 6.25 light-years
- WISEP J060738.65+242953.4 6.84 light-years
- GJ 3323 7.03 light-years
- Ross 614 7.64 light-years
- Gl 234B 7.64 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.