Star · M2V
Gl 414B
Gl 414B is a main-sequence star of spectral type M2V in the constellation Ursa Major, 38.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
|---|---|
| Distance | 38.8 light-years (11.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.98 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 9.61 |
| Spectral type | M2V |
| Surface temperature | 3,760 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0471 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.511 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.466 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 11m 01.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +30° 26′ 45″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 39.2 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.98. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 60° S. North of latitude 60° N 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 1987. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 688 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 414B, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.20, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Sculptor. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 414 A 0.01 light-years
- Alula Australis 4.93 light-years
- GJ 3647 5.29 light-years
- Gl 410 5.89 light-years
- 2MASSI J1047538+212423 8.01 light-years
- GJ 1138 8.15 light-years
- GJ 1134 8.35 light-years
- Noquisi 8.37 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.