Star · M5
Gl 375
Gl 375 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M5 in the constellation Vela, 50.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 48904 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Vela |
| Distance | 50.4 light-years (15.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.27 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 10.33 |
| Spectral type | M5 |
| Surface temperature | 3,710 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0261 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.39 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.388 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 58m 34.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −46° 25′ 30″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 66.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.27. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 44° N. South of latitude 44° 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 1976. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 894 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 375, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.77, 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):
- 2MASS J10073369-4555147 5.56 light-years
- CWISE J092503.20-472013.8 6.37 light-years
- GJ 1132 9.56 light-years
- WISEPC J104245.23-384238.3 9.81 light-years
- HIP 52190 10.7 light-years
- GJ 1135 10.9 light-years
- ψ Vel 12.0 light-years
- 2MASSW J1036530-344138 12.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.