Star · G3V
Gl 268.4
Gl 268.4 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G3V in the constellation Puppis, 199.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 35151 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Puppis |
| Distance | 199.2 light-years (61.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.08 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.15 |
| Spectral type | G3V |
| Surface temperature | 5,750 K |
| Luminosity | 0.811 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.907 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.949 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 15m 56.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −41° 01′ 48″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 97.9 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 49° N. South of latitude 49° 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 1827. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 268.4, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.76, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Lyra. It would be invisible 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.