Star · K0IV
Gl 260
Gl 260 is a subgiant star of spectral type K0IV in the constellation Carina, 59.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 33690 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Carina |
| Distance | 59.8 light-years (18.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.81 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.49 |
| Spectral type | K0IV |
| Surface temperature | 5,320 K |
| Luminosity | 0.661 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.956 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.902 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 59m 59.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −61° 20′ 10″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 34.8 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 6.81); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 29° N. South of latitude 29° S 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 1966. 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 260, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.15, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Draco. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 268.2 4.89 light-years
- CWISEP J060132.96-592227.3 8.45 light-years
- GJ 3476 9.11 light-years
- 2MASS J07180871-6415310 9.55 light-years
- Maru 9.88 light-years
- Gl 294A 9.92 light-years
- Gl 294B 9.95 light-years
- Gl 294C 10.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.