Star · F6V
Gl 403.1
Gl 403.1 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F6V in the constellation Hydra, 98.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 53252 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hydra |
| Distance | 98.1 light-years (30.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.23 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.84 |
| Spectral type | F6V |
| Surface temperature | 6,480 K |
| Luminosity | 6.28 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.99 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.58 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 53m 29.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −20° 08′ 19″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 36.2 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.23). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 70° N. South of latitude 70° S it never sets. 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 1928. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 403.1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.22, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pegasus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- 2MASSI J1059513-211308 3.78 light-years
- HIP 53150 5.56 light-years
- PSO J160.0416-21.3281 5.71 light-years
- DENIS-P J104731.1-181558 7.53 light-years
- HIP 51443 10.0 light-years
- HIP 52787 12.1 light-years
- HIP 52776 12.2 light-years
- HIP 53236 12.5 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.