Star · K5V
Gl 268.2
Gl 268.2 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K5V in the constellation Carina, 63.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 34890 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Carina |
| Distance | 63.9 light-years (19.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.08 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 7.62 |
| Spectral type | K5V |
| Surface temperature | 4,200 K |
| Luminosity | 0.178 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.796 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.65 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 13m 07.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −63° 20′ 42″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 61.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.08. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 27° N. South of latitude 27° 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 1962. 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 268.2, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.29, 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):
- 2MASS J07180871-6415310 4.77 light-years
- Gl 260 4.89 light-years
- Maru 7.18 light-years
- GJ 3401B 8.75 light-years
- GJ 3400A 9.13 light-years
- GJ 3476 9.74 light-years
- WISEA J082000.48-662211.9 9.87 light-years
- HIP 31878 9.94 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.