Star · M6
Gl 326A
Gl 326A is a main-sequence star of spectral type M6 in the constellation Hydra, 50.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Hydra |
|---|---|
| Distance | 50.2 light-years (15.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.52 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 11.58 |
| Spectral type | M6 |
| Surface temperature | 3,640 K |
| Luminosity | 0.00919 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.242 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.247 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 54m 05.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −13° 07′ 25″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 48.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.52. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 77° N. South of latitude 77° S 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 1976. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 891 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 326A, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.77, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Delphinus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 326B 0.56 light-years
- Gl 334 5.40 light-years
- WISEA J082640.45-164031.8 6.82 light-years
- 2MASSI J0847287-153237 7.04 light-years
- 2MASSI J0859254-194926 7.12 light-years
- GJ 3503 7.64 light-years
- GJ 3533 8.33 light-years
- Gl 327 8.48 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.