Star · K7V
Gl 32B
Gl 32B is a main-sequence star of spectral type K7V in the constellation Phoenix, 51.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Phoenix |
|---|---|
| Distance | 51.3 light-years (15.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.06 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 8.08 |
| Spectral type | K7V |
| Surface temperature | 4,180 K |
| Luminosity | 0.12 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.662 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.589 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 45m 48.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −41° 54′ 35″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 35.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.06. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 48° N. South of latitude 48° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in September, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1975. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 910 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 32B, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.81, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Canes Venatici. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 32A 0.02 light-years
- GJ 1021 5.42 light-years
- ν Phe 5.86 light-years
- CWISE J011952.82-450231.2 6.50 light-years
- Gl 57 6.91 light-years
- WISE J003231.09-494651.4 7.80 light-years
- Gl 17.1 8.21 light-years
- CWISE J004143.77-401929.9 9.02 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.