Star · M
Gl 358
Gl 358 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M in the constellation Vela, 31.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 47425 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Vela |
| Distance | 31.3 light-years (9.61 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.72 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 10.81 |
| Spectral type | M |
| Surface temperature | 3,760 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0156 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.294 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.31 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 39m 46.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −41° 04′ 03″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 34.2 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.72. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 49° N. South of latitude 49° 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 1995. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 556 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 358, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 4.74, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cygnus. 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.