Star · G8V
Gl 230
Gl 230 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G8V in the constellation Orion, 60.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 29525 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Orion |
| Distance | 60.7 light-years (18.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.43 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.08 |
| Spectral type | G8V |
| Surface temperature | 5,730 K |
| Luminosity | 0.868 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.945 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.965 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 13m 12.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +10° 37′ 37″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 27.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.43). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 79° S. North of latitude 79° 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 1965. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 230, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.18, 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):
- 74 Ori 3.79 light-years
- WISEA J061557.21+152626.1 5.28 light-years
- Gl 231.1B 6.30 light-years
- Gl 231.1A 6.57 light-years
- GJ 3398 6.64 light-years
- CWISE J060149.45+141955.2 8.52 light-years
- Alzirr 8.62 light-years
- WISEA J055007.94+161051.9 10.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.