Star · F5III
Gl 249.1
Gl 249.1 is a giant star of spectral type F5III in the constellation Puppis, 82.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 32765 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Puppis |
| Distance | 82.2 light-years (25.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.14 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.13 |
| Spectral type | F5III |
| Surface temperature | 6,580 K |
| Luminosity | 4.77 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.68 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.48 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 49m 54.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −46° 36′ 53″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 49.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.14). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 43° N. South of latitude 43° S 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 1944. 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 249.1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.84, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Lyra. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 32939 4.13 light-years
- Gl 237 7.68 light-years
- HIP 30104 8.43 light-years
- HIP 34739 10.4 light-years
- HIP 30476 12.3 light-years
- HIP 28153 13.0 light-years
- CWISE J063649.77-542429.2 13.2 light-years
- HIP 36927 13.5 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.