Star · K8
Gl 402.1
Gl 402.1 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K8 in the constellation Leo, 167.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 53123 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo |
| Distance | 167.0 light-years (51.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.20 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 6.65 |
| Spectral type | K8 |
| Surface temperature | 5,000 K |
| Luminosity | 0.256 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.674 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.712 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 52m 02.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −0° 09′ 38″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 79.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.20. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 90° N. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1859. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 402.1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.38, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pisces. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- ULAS J105334.64+015719.7 7.33 light-years
- HIP 52610 8.74 light-years
- HIP 54085 8.76 light-years
- HIP 54027 10.4 light-years
- HIP 52574 12.2 light-years
- HIP 54728 15.0 light-years
- HIP 53424 16.0 light-years
- HD 93351 16.3 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.