Star · K3V
Gl 349
Gl 349 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K3V in the constellation Hydra, 41.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 46580 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hydra |
| Distance | 41.7 light-years (12.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 7.20 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 6.67 |
| Spectral type | K3V |
| Surface temperature | 4,740 K |
| Luminosity | 0.29 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.799 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.734 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 29m 54.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +5° 39′ 19″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 43.1 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 7.20); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 84° 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 1984. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 740 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 349, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.36, 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):
- Gl 361 6.88 light-years
- CWISEP J093852.89+063440.6 7.46 light-years
- GJ 1125 9.99 light-years
- Gl 381 10.1 light-years
- WISE J102557.72+030755.7 10.3 light-years
- GJ 2070 11.7 light-years
- CWISEP J102201.27+145520.2 11.7 light-years
- Gl 359 11.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.