Star · M
Gl 454.1
Gl 454.1 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M in the constellation Virgo, 164.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 58608 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 164.2 light-years (50.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.90 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 7.39 |
| Spectral type | M |
| Surface temperature | 4,520 K |
| Luminosity | 0.171 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.673 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.643 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 01m 07.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −1° 43′ 53″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 126.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.90. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 88° 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 1862. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.9 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 454.1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.34, 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):
- ULAS J115718.02-013923.9 5.18 light-years
- HIP 58368 8.75 light-years
- ULAS J114925.58-014343.2 9.37 light-years
- HIP 58197 9.80 light-years
- HIP 59422 11.9 light-years
- SDSS J120831.49+014924.7 13.8 light-years
- 2MASS J12172372-0237369 14.0 light-years
- HD 107148 14.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.