Star · M0V
Gl 461A
Gl 461A is a main-sequence star of spectral type M0V in the constellation Virgo, 56.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Virgo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 56.9 light-years (17.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.10 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 8.89 |
| Spectral type | M0V |
| Surface temperature | 3,840 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0824 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.649 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.536 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 20m 25.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +0° 35′ 01″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 6.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.10. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 89° S. 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 1969. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 461A, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.04, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pisces. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- 2MASS J12212770+0257198 4.44 light-years
- 2MASSI J1213033-043243 5.61 light-years
- GJ 3732B 6.80 light-years
- GJ 1162 7.98 light-years
- SDSSp J120358.19+001550.3 8.60 light-years
- GJ 3685A 9.55 light-years
- GJ 3686B 9.73 light-years
- Gl 476 10.3 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.