Star · K0
Gl 44
Gl 44 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K0 in the constellation Cetus, 146.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 4478 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Distance | 146.9 light-years (45.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.45 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 6.18 |
| Spectral type | K0 |
| Surface temperature | 5,120 K |
| Luminosity | 0.376 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.778 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.783 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 57m 20.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −1° 48′ 57″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 80.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.45. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 88° N. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1879. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 44, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.10, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Virgo. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 4312 10.5 light-years
- 2MASSI J0104075-005328 10.9 light-years
- HIP 5315 13.5 light-years
- 38 Cet 13.9 light-years
- 2MASS J00550564+0134365 15.6 light-years
- HIP 3311 16.0 light-years
- HIP 3540 16.2 light-years
- HIP 2843 16.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.