Star · F0IV
Gl 268.1
Gl 268.1 is a subgiant star of spectral type F0IV in the constellation Puppis, 69.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 34834 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Puppis |
| Distance | 69.5 light-years (21.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.49 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.85 |
| Spectral type | F0IV |
| Surface temperature | 7,310 K |
| Luminosity | 6.24 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.56 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.58 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 12m 33.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −46° 45′ 33″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 17.4 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.49). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 43° N. South of latitude 43° 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 1956. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 268.1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.47, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Lyra. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gaia J073408.90-433025.6 6.44 light-years
- Gl 275 7.52 light-years
- 2MASS J06411840-4322329 9.49 light-years
- Gl 284 9.64 light-years
- GJ 3446 12.3 light-years
- HIP 31555 12.8 light-years
- WISEPA J061208.69-492023.8 12.9 light-years
- Gl 237 13.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.