Star · M5
Gl 275.2A
Gl 275.2A is a main-sequence star of spectral type M5 in the constellation Lynx, 36.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Lynx |
|---|---|
| Distance | 36.8 light-years (11.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.56 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 13.30 |
| Spectral type | M5 |
| Surface temperature | 3,500 K |
| Luminosity | 0.00234 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.131 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.136 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 30m 44.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +48° 12′ 09″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 68.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.56. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 42° S. North of latitude 42° 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 1989. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 652 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 275.2A, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.09, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Telescopium. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 275.2B 0.02 light-years
- GJ 3426 3.22 light-years
- GJ 3452 6.75 light-years
- SDSSp J083008.12+482847.4 7.62 light-years
- 2MASSI J0652307+471034 7.98 light-years
- GJ 3421 8.15 light-years
- Gl 277B 8.25 light-years
- Gl 277A 8.26 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.