Star · G8
Gl 36
Gl 36 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G8 in the constellation Cetus, 61.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 3850 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Distance | 61.5 light-years (18.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 7.15 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.77 |
| Spectral type | G8 |
| Surface temperature | 5,380 K |
| Luminosity | 0.502 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.817 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.842 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 49m 26.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −23° 12′ 45″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 48.7 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 7.15); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 67° N. South of latitude 67° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1965. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 36, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.21, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Coma Berenices. 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.