Star · K2V
Gl 375.1
Gl 375.1 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K2V in the constellation Vela, 343.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 48928 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Vela |
| Distance | 343.7 light-years (105.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.69 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 6.58 |
| Spectral type | K2V |
| Surface temperature | 4,840 K |
| Luminosity | 0.298 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.777 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.739 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 58m 54.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −50° 00′ 13″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 86.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.69. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 40° N. South of latitude 40° 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 1682. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 6.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 375.1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.94, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cygnus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.