Star · M0V
Gl 266
Gl 266 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M0V in the constellation Monoceros, 89.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 34341 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Monoceros |
| Distance | 89.6 light-years (27.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.84 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 7.64 |
| Spectral type | M0V |
| Surface temperature | 4,180 K |
| Luminosity | 0.179 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.808 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.65 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 07m 09.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +3° 26′ 51″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 38.0 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.84. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 87° S. 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 1936. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 266, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.03, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Aquila. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 33848 6.39 light-years
- HIP 32851 12.0 light-years
- GJ 3461 13.8 light-years
- HIP 33382 14.3 light-years
- 2MASS J07415784+0531568 14.3 light-years
- Gl 287 14.9 light-years
- HD 46375 15.6 light-years
- HIP 31083 15.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.