Star · F8IV
Gl 404
Gl 404 is a subgiant star of spectral type F8IV in the constellation Vela, 196.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 53244 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Vela |
| Distance | 196.6 light-years (60.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.09 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.19 |
| Spectral type | F8IV |
| Surface temperature | 6,220 K |
| Luminosity | 1.84 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.17 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.17 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 53m 25.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −44° 24′ 41″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 74.5 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.09); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 46° N. South of latitude 46° 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 1829. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 404, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.73, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Lacerta. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.