Star · M0
Gl 386
Gl 386 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M0 in the constellation Hydra, 43.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 50341 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hydra |
| Distance | 43.9 light-years (13.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.99 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 10.34 |
| Spectral type | M0 |
| Surface temperature | 3,780 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0232 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.354 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.369 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 16m 46.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −11° 57′ 42″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 48.2 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.99. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 78° N. South of latitude 78° 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 1982. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 779 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 386, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.48, 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):
- Gl 390 2.99 light-years
- HIP 48336 4.87 light-years
- PSO J149.0341-14.7857 7.87 light-years
- GJ 3614 8.28 light-years
- WISE J105553.59-165216.3 8.42 light-years
- GJ 1140 8.94 light-years
- Gl 381 9.14 light-years
- Gl 399 9.28 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.