Star · M1
Gl 318.1
Gl 318.1 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M1 in the constellation Lynx, 168.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Lynx |
|---|---|
| Distance | 168.0 light-years (51.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.11 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 10.55 |
| Spectral type | M1 |
| Surface temperature | 3,610 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0248 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.403 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.38 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 43m 20.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +44° 29′ 41″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 109.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.11. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 46° S. North of latitude 46° 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 1858. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 318.1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.39, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Microscopium. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 41500 9.50 light-years
- HIP 41626 9.96 light-years
- HIP 43753 11.1 light-years
- HIP 42032 12.5 light-years
- SDSS J084001.62+451752.4 14.1 light-years
- HIP 44727 14.2 light-years
- HIP 45274 17.1 light-years
- HIP 42773 17.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.