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Star · G0V

Gl 417

Gl 417 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G0V in the constellation Ursa Major, 74.0 light-years from the Sun.

Other namesHIP 54745
ConstellationUrsa Major
Distance74.0 light-years (22.7 pc)
Apparent magnitudemagnitude 6.41
Absolute magnitudemagnitude 4.63
Spectral typeG0V
Surface temperature5,970 K
Luminosity1.26 L☉
Radius1.05 R☉
Mass1.06 M☉ (estimated)
Right ascension (J2000)11h 12m 32.3s
Declination (J2000)+35° 48′ 50″
Space velocity (relative to the Sun)31.6 km/s

In the sky

Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.41). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 54° S. North of latitude 54° 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 1952. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.3 million years.

The Sun seen from there

From a planet around Gl 417, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.61, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Sculptor. It would be invisible to the naked eye.

Neighbours

Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):

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Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.