Star · M2
Gl 361
Gl 361 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M2 in the constellation Leo, 37.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 47513 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo |
| Distance | 37.7 light-years (11.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.38 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 10.07 |
| Spectral type | M2 |
| Surface temperature | 3,810 K |
| Luminosity | 0.029 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.391 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.406 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 41m 10.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +13° 12′ 34″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 38.5 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.38. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 77° S. North of latitude 77° N 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 1988. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 668 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 361, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.14, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Capricornus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 359 6.52 light-years
- Gl 349 6.88 light-years
- GJ 3571 8.20 light-years
- CWISE J091105.02+214645.1 8.65 light-years
- CWISEP J102201.27+145520.2 8.88 light-years
- GJ 1125 9.60 light-years
- WISE J102557.72+030755.7 10.1 light-years
- Gl 381 11.5 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.