Star · G2V
Gl 296.1
Gl 296.1 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G2V in the constellation Puppis, 83.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 39710 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Puppis |
| Distance | 83.7 light-years (25.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.80 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.75 |
| Spectral type | G2V |
| Surface temperature | 5,970 K |
| Luminosity | 1.13 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.994 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.03 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 07m 00.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −29° 24′ 11″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 61.8 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 6.80); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 61° N. South of latitude 61° 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 1942. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 296.1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.88, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cygnus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 40283 6.43 light-years
- 2MASS J07555430-3259589 7.40 light-years
- HIP 40459 11.4 light-years
- GJ 9247 12.1 light-years
- 2MASS J08441409-2924121 15.1 light-years
- HD 60532 15.2 light-years
- GJ 1109 16.0 light-years
- DENIS-P J0812316-244442 16.3 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.