Star · K7V
Gl 383
Gl 383 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K7V in the constellation Hydra, 58.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 49973 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hydra |
| Distance | 58.8 light-years (18.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.93 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 8.65 |
| Spectral type | K7V |
| Surface temperature | 3,930 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0919 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.654 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.551 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 12m 08.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −18° 37′ 04″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 44.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.93. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 71° N. South of latitude 71° 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 1967. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 383, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.11, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pegasus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- TOI-4324 7.67 light-years
- Gl 401B 8.70 light-years
- Gl 401A 8.70 light-years
- PSO J149.0341-14.7857 9.97 light-years
- DENIS-P J1058.7-1548 11.8 light-years
- WISE J105130.01-213859.7 12.2 light-years
- Gl 355 12.5 light-years
- Gl 364 12.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.