Star · K5V
Gl 325A
Gl 325A is a main-sequence star of spectral type K5V in the constellation Ursa Major, 37.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
|---|---|
| Distance | 37.8 light-years (11.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.70 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 8.38 |
| Spectral type | K5V |
| Surface temperature | 3,970 K |
| Luminosity | 0.113 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.711 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.58 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 55m 24.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +70° 47′ 40″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 86.6 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.70); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 19° S. North of latitude 19° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in February, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1988. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 670 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 325A, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.15, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pavo. 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.