Star · F1V
Gl 385
Gl 385 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F1V in the constellation Octans, 974.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 120071 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Octans |
| Distance | 974.3 light-years (298.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.21 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.83 |
| Spectral type | F1V |
| Surface temperature | 7,300 K |
| Luminosity | 6.31 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.57 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.58 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 07m 38.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −85° 07′ 11″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 28.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.21. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 5° N. South of latitude 5° S it never sets.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1052. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 17 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 385, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.21, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cepheus. 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.