Star · G2V
Gl 340.1B
Gl 340.1B is a main-sequence star of spectral type G2V in the constellation Carina, 110.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Carina |
|---|---|
| Distance | 110.7 light-years (33.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.13 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.48 |
| Spectral type | G2V |
| Surface temperature | 5,780 K |
| Luminosity | 3.78 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.94 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.39 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 17m 18.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −68° 41′ 22″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 18.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.13). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 21° N. South of latitude 21° S 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 340.1B, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.48, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cepheus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 340.1A 0.00 light-years
- Miaplacidus 3.26 light-years
- β Vol 11.0 light-years
- HIP 42650 11.4 light-years
- HIP 41795 14.0 light-years
- HIP 45940 14.5 light-years
- HIP 46422 14.6 light-years
- α Vol 15.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.