Star · K4V
Gl 459.2
Gl 459.2 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K4V in the constellation Canes Venatici, 2,458 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 59870 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Distance | 2,458 light-years (753.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.16 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −0.23 |
| Spectral type | K4V |
| Surface temperature | 3,790 K |
| Luminosity | 391 L☉ |
| Radius | 45.9 R☉ |
| Mass | 5 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 16m 43.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +44° 24′ 07″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 97.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.16. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 46° S. North of latitude 46° N 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 433 BC. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 44 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 459.2, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 14.22, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Phoenix. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.