Star · G8V
Gl 423.1
Gl 423.1 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G8V in the constellation Leo, 72.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 55210 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo |
| Distance | 72.2 light-years (22.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 7.29 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.56 |
| Spectral type | G8V |
| Surface temperature | 5,490 K |
| Luminosity | 0.588 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.846 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.876 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 18m 22.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −5° 04′ 03″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 85.9 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 7.29); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 85° N. 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 1954. 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 423.1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.56, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pisces. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- 2MASS J11181292-0856106 6.06 light-years
- HIP 54513 7.66 light-years
- GJ 1142B 9.41 light-years
- GJ 1142A 9.61 light-years
- Gl 415 10.4 light-years
- SDSSp J111010.01+011613.1 12.4 light-years
- GJ 3632 12.7 light-years
- GJ 3650 12.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.