Star · F0IV
Gl 460
Gl 460 is a subgiant star of spectral type F0IV in the constellation Coma Berenices, 215.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 60168 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Distance | 215.2 light-years (66.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.16 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.06 |
| Spectral type | F0IV |
| Surface temperature | 7,420 K |
| Luminosity | 12.9 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.17 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.9 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 20m 17.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +26° 00′ 07″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 45.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.16). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 64° S. North of latitude 64° 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 the year 1811. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.8 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 460, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.93, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Sculptor. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 60031 3.51 light-years
- HIP 59446 7.67 light-years
- HIP 60976 12.7 light-years
- HIP 60061 14.4 light-years
- SDSS J121659.17+300306.3 15.5 light-years
- HIP 60891 19.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.