Star · K5
Gl 464
Gl 464 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K5 in the constellation Virgo, 70.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 60475 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 70.1 light-years (21.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.39 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 8.73 |
| Spectral type | K5 |
| Surface temperature | 3,880 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0905 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.665 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.548 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 23m 53.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +12° 34′ 49″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 18.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.39. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 77° S. North of latitude 77° 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 1956. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 464, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.49, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cetus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- ULAS J123828.51+095351.3 7.51 light-years
- GJ 3751 8.73 light-years
- GJ 3734 11.1 light-years
- Gl 476 11.6 light-years
- SDSS J115553.86+055957.5 11.6 light-years
- ULAS J115508.39+044502.3 13.1 light-years
- CWISE J123228.86+225714.5 13.2 light-years
- SDSS J120747.17+024424.8 13.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.