Star · G4V
Gl 458.1A
Gl 458.1A is a main-sequence star of spectral type G4V in the constellation Virgo, 112.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 59532 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 112.3 light-years (34.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 7.43 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.74 |
| Spectral type | G4V |
| Surface temperature | 5,600 K |
| Luminosity | 1.22 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.17 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.05 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 12m 28.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −3° 05′ 04″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 121.2 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 7.43); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 87° 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 1914. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 458.1A, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.52, 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):
- HIP 58949 7.51 light-years
- HIP 59559 7.88 light-years
- ULAS J120444.67-015034.9 7.90 light-years
- HD 106515 A 8.31 light-years
- DENIS-P J1159+0057 11.5 light-years
- HIP 57629 12.8 light-years
- SIMP J12113013+0406096 14.4 light-years
- HIP 62036 15.2 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.