Star · K3V
Gl 271B
Gl 271B is a main-sequence star of spectral type K3V in the constellation Gemini, 60.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Gemini |
|---|---|
| Distance | 60.5 light-years (18.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.20 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 6.86 |
| Spectral type | K3V |
| Surface temperature | 4,770 K |
| Luminosity | 0.237 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.712 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.698 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 20m 07.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +21° 59′ 05″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 3.5 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.20); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 68° S. North of latitude 68° 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 1966. 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 271B, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.17, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Sagittarius. It would be visible 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.