Star · G2V
Gl 321.3D
Gl 321.3D is a main-sequence star of spectral type G2V in the constellation Vela, 2,373 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Vela |
|---|---|
| Distance | 2,373 light-years (727.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.50 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.19 |
| Spectral type | G2V |
| Surface temperature | 5,780 K |
| Luminosity | 1.96 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.4 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.18 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 44m 48.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −54° 41′ 53″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 79.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.50. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 35° N. South of latitude 35° 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 348 BC. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 42 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 321.3D, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 14.14, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cygnus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.