Star · K0
Gl 339A
Gl 339A is a main-sequence star of spectral type K0 in the constellation Hydra, 58.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 45383 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hydra |
| Distance | 58.3 light-years (17.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 7.91 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 6.65 |
| Spectral type | K0 |
| Surface temperature | 4,660 K |
| Luminosity | 0.308 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.852 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.745 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 14m 53.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +4° 26′ 35″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 9.5 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 7.91); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 86° S. 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 1968. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 339A, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.09, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Aquarius. It would be visible 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.