Star · K0
Gl 396
Gl 396 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K0 in the constellation Camelopardalis, 68.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 51819 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Distance | 68.8 light-years (21.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 7.29 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.67 |
| Spectral type | K0 |
| Surface temperature | 5,220 K |
| Luminosity | 0.581 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.931 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.873 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 35m 11.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +84° 23′ 57″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 10.7 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 7.29); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 6° S. North of latitude 6° N it never sets.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1957. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 396, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.45, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Octans. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 392.1 6.67 light-years
- GJ 3496 6.90 light-years
- GJ 3137 8.28 light-years
- Gl 341.1 8.50 light-years
- GJ 3660A 9.25 light-years
- GJ 3661B 9.54 light-years
- 2MASS J06320617+8305014 9.75 light-years
- WISE J075430.95+790957.8 9.94 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.