Star · K5
Gl 338.1A
Gl 338.1A is a main-sequence star of spectral type K5 in the constellation Camelopardalis, 83.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 45593 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Distance | 83.8 light-years (25.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.12 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 8.07 |
| Spectral type | K5 |
| Surface temperature | 4,090 K |
| Luminosity | 0.132 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.725 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.603 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 17m 30.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +77° 14′ 41″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 130.5 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.12. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 13° S. North of latitude 13° N it never sets.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1942. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 338.1A, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.88, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Octans. It would be invisible 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.