Star · K5V
Gl 418
Gl 418 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K5V in the constellation Leo, 59.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 54810 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo |
| Distance | 59.8 light-years (18.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.70 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 7.38 |
| Spectral type | K5V |
| Surface temperature | 4,350 K |
| Luminosity | 0.195 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.778 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.665 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 13m 13.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +4° 28′ 56″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 32.1 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.70); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 86° S. 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 1966. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 418, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.15, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Aquarius. It would be visible 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.