Star · M0
Gl 319A
Gl 319A is a main-sequence star of spectral type M0 in the constellation Cancer, 50.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 42748 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cancer |
| Distance | 50.4 light-years (15.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.62 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 8.67 |
| Spectral type | M0 |
| Surface temperature | 3,950 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0878 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.633 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.544 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 42m 44.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +9° 33′ 24″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 54.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.62. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 80° S. 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 1976. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 895 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 319A, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.78, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Aquarius. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.