Star · F6V
Gl 429.3
Gl 429.3 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F6V in the constellation Centaurus, 201.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 56089 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Centaurus |
| Distance | 201.1 light-years (61.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 7.39 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.44 |
| Spectral type | F6V |
| Surface temperature | 6,780 K |
| Luminosity | 3.57 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.37 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.37 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 29m 48.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −51° 39′ 47″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 105.1 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 7.39); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 38° N. South of latitude 38° S 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 1825. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 429.3, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.78, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cassiopeia. It would be invisible 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.