Star · K5
Gl 268.5
Gl 268.5 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K5 in the constellation Canis Major, 156.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Canis Major |
|---|---|
| Distance | 156.5 light-years (48.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.11 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 8.70 |
| Spectral type | K5 |
| Surface temperature | 3,900 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0904 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.658 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.548 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 17m 28.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −14° 00′ 09″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 62.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.11. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 76° N. South of latitude 76° 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 1869. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.8 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 268.5, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.24, 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):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.