Star · G8V
Gl 384A
Gl 384A is a main-sequence star of spectral type G8V in the constellation Vela, 120.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 50036 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Vela |
| Distance | 120.8 light-years (37.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.18 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.34 |
| Spectral type | G8V |
| Surface temperature | 5,290 K |
| Luminosity | 0.772 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.05 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.937 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 12m 55.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −47° 28′ 31″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 47.4 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.18); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 43° N. South of latitude 43° 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 1905. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 384A, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.67, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Lacerta. It would be invisible 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.