Star · G4V
Gl 262
Gl 262 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G4V in the constellation Gemini, 61.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 34017 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Gemini |
| Distance | 61.8 light-years (18.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.93 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.54 |
| Spectral type | G4V |
| Surface temperature | 5,990 K |
| Luminosity | 1.37 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.09 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.08 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 03m 30.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +29° 20′ 14″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 79.5 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.93). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 61° S. North of latitude 61° 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 1964. 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 262, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.22, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Sagittarius. 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.