Star · M0V
Gl 462
Gl 462 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M0V in the constellation Canes Venatici, 52.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 60303 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Distance | 52.0 light-years (15.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.36 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 8.35 |
| Spectral type | M0V |
| Surface temperature | 4,030 K |
| Luminosity | 0.109 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.678 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.574 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 21m 54.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +42° 08′ 02″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 43.2 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.36. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 48° S. North of latitude 48° 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 1974. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 922 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 462, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.84, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Phoenix. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- 10 CVn 7.25 light-years
- WISE J125715.90+400854.2 8.33 light-years
- Gl 483 10.1 light-years
- Gl 490A 11.2 light-years
- ULAS J130716.63+332523.8 11.2 light-years
- HD 238090 11.3 light-years
- Gl 458B 11.3 light-years
- Gl 414.1A 12.3 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.