Star · F8V
Gl 240.1
Gl 240.1 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F8V in the constellation Camelopardalis, 59.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 32439 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Distance | 59.4 light-years (18.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.44 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.14 |
| Spectral type | F8V |
| Surface temperature | 6,280 K |
| Luminosity | 1.92 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.17 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.18 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 46m 14.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +79° 33′ 53″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 55.0 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.44). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 10° S. North of latitude 10° N it never sets.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1967. 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 240.1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.13, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Octans. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 290 4.65 light-years
- WISE J075430.95+790957.8 5.69 light-years
- GJ 3496 7.24 light-years
- HD 33564 9.44 light-years
- GJ 3271 10.3 light-years
- Gl 156.2 11.0 light-years
- TOI-6662 11.8 light-years
- WISE J124309.61+844547.8 12.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.