Star · ?
Gl 293
Gl 293 is a white dwarf of spectral type ? in the constellation Volans, 26.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Volans |
|---|---|
| Distance | 26.6 light-years (8.17 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.08 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 14.52 |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Surface temperature | 8,000 K |
| Luminosity | 1.41 × 10⁻⁴ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.012 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.6 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 53m 07.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −67° 47′ 32″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 80.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.08. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 22° N. South of latitude 22° 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 1999. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 473 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 293, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 4.39, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Draco. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 31292 5.26 light-years
- HIP 31293 5.26 light-years
- GJ 1128 6.86 light-years
- GJ 1123 7.31 light-years
- WISE J064723.23-623235.5 7.58 light-years
- L 98-59 8.06 light-years
- α Men 8.66 light-years
- WISE J081117.81-805141.3 9.24 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.