Star · M5
Gl 258
Gl 258 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M5 in the constellation Camelopardalis, 53.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 34115 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Distance | 53.3 light-years (16.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.95 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 10.88 |
| Spectral type | M5 |
| Surface temperature | 3,750 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0148 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.287 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.303 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 04m 25.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +68° 17′ 19″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 57.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.95. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 22° S. North of latitude 22° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in January, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1973. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 946 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 258, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.90, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pavo. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.