Star · K8
Gl 435.1
Gl 435.1 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K8 in the constellation Virgo, 102.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 57058 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 102.7 light-years (31.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.59 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 7.10 |
| Spectral type | K8 |
| Surface temperature | 4,220 K |
| Luminosity | 0.284 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.998 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.73 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 41m 49.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +5° 08′ 26″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 80.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.59. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 85° 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 1923. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.8 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 435.1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.32, 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):
- ULAS J114340.47+061358.9 5.27 light-years
- SDSS J115013.17+052012.3 6.27 light-years
- Flegetonte 8.19 light-years
- HIP 56832 10.4 light-years
- GJ 3664 11.0 light-years
- ULAS J113716.54+112657.2 11.7 light-years
- ULAS J120257.05+090158.8 11.7 light-years
- DENIS-P J1159+0057 11.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.