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Star · G3V

Gl 327

Gl 327 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G3V in the constellation Hydra, 54.9 light-years from the Sun.

Other namesHIP 43726
ConstellationHydra
Distance54.9 light-years (16.8 pc)
Apparent magnitudemagnitude 6.01
Absolute magnitudemagnitude 4.88
Spectral typeG3V
Surface temperature5,740 K
Luminosity1.05 L☉
Radius1.04 R☉
Mass1.01 M☉ (estimated)
Right ascension (J2000)8h 54m 18.0s
Declination (J2000)−5° 26′ 04″
Space velocity (relative to the Sun)46.1 km/s

In the sky

Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.01). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 85° N. 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 1971. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 975 thousand years.

The Sun seen from there

From a planet around Gl 327, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.96, 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):

Open in the simulation

Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.