Star · K2V
Gl 282A
Gl 282A is a main-sequence star of spectral type K2V in the constellation Monoceros, 45.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 37349 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Monoceros |
| Distance | 45.9 light-years (14.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 7.18 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 6.44 |
| Spectral type | K2V |
| Surface temperature | 5,020 K |
| Luminosity | 0.31 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.736 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.746 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 39m 59.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −3° 35′ 52″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 26.6 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 7.18); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 86° N. 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 1980. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 815 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 282A, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.57, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Aquila. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 282B 0.03 light-years
- HIP 36985 1.00 light-years
- Gl 281 5.79 light-years
- GJ 1099 6.47 light-years
- GJ 1097 7.92 light-years
- WISEPA J081958.05-033529.0 7.97 light-years
- GJ 3463 8.22 light-years
- WISEA J080622.22-082046.5 8.60 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.