Star · M5V
Gl 268
Gl 268 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M5V in the constellation Auriga, 19.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 34603 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Auriga |
| Distance | 19.7 light-years (6.05 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.65 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 12.74 |
| Spectral type | M5V |
| Surface temperature | 3,520 K |
| Luminosity | 0.00384 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.167 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.169 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 10m 01.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +38° 31′ 46″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 48.2 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.65. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 51° S. North of latitude 51° 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 2006. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 350 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 268, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 3.74, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Corona Australis. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 251 2.26 light-years
- GJ 251 2.53 light-years
- WISEA J082507.37+280548.2 6.90 light-years
- WISEP J060738.65+242953.4 8.21 light-years
- Gl 338A 9.01 light-years
- GJ 338 B 9.01 light-years
- GJ 1093 9.32 light-years
- GJ 1111 9.69 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.