Star · K7
Gl 426B
Gl 426B is a main-sequence star of spectral type K7 in the constellation Leo, 105.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Leo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 105.2 light-years (32.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.70 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 8.16 |
| Spectral type | K7 |
| Surface temperature | 4,260 K |
| Luminosity | 0.103 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.588 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.566 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 21m 49.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +18° 11′ 29″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 28.7 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.70. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 72° S. North of latitude 72° 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 1921. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.9 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 426B, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.37, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Aquarius. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HD 98736 0.21 light-years
- HIP 55772 4.36 light-years
- HIP 56578 6.64 light-years
- HIP 55868 7.15 light-years
- HIP 55254 8.66 light-years
- SIMP J11430272+1905440 9.80 light-years
- TOI-1801 13.0 light-years
- HIP 57949 13.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.