Star · G0V
Gl 226.3
Gl 226.3 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G0V in the constellation Auriga, 83.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 28908 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Auriga |
| Distance | 83.7 light-years (25.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.12 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.07 |
| Spectral type | G0V |
| Surface temperature | 5,970 K |
| Luminosity | 2.11 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.36 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.21 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 06m 08.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +35° 23′ 16″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 42.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.12). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 55° S. North of latitude 55° 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 1942. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 226.3, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.88, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Sagittarius. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 30862 7.72 light-years
- 2MASS J06143818+3950357 11.6 light-years
- GJ 3408A 12.8 light-years
- 2MASS J05445741+3705039 13.3 light-years
- GJ 3396 14.0 light-years
- Menkalinan 14.1 light-years
- GJ 3411 14.7 light-years
- GJ 3385 14.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.