Star · K5
Gl 334.1
Gl 334.1 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K5 in the constellation Camelopardalis, 111.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 45042 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Distance | 111.1 light-years (34.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.08 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 7.42 |
| Spectral type | K5 |
| Surface temperature | 4,210 K |
| Luminosity | 0.213 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.866 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.679 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 10m 27.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +73° 24′ 24″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 58.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.08. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 17° S. North of latitude 17° 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 1915. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 334.1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.49, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pavo. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 47098 8.59 light-years
- 24 UMa 9.95 light-years
- HIP 40848 12.1 light-years
- HIP 48139 12.2 light-years
- HIP 50960 14.4 light-years
- HIP 49686 15.7 light-years
- HIP 41308 16.0 light-years
- HIP 36954 16.5 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.