Star · K7V
Gl 412.3
Gl 412.3 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K7V in the constellation Hydra, 88.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 54418 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hydra |
| Distance | 88.7 light-years (27.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.32 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 7.15 |
| Spectral type | K7V |
| Surface temperature | 4,240 K |
| Luminosity | 0.267 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.959 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.719 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 08m 06.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −28° 16′ 05″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 67.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.32. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 62° N. South of latitude 62° 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 1937. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 412.3, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.00, 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):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.