Star · G6IV
Gl 464.1
Gl 464.1 is a subgiant star of spectral type G6IV in the constellation Coma Berenices, 166.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 60529 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Distance | 166.4 light-years (51.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.81 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.27 |
| Spectral type | G6IV |
| Surface temperature | 5,460 K |
| Luminosity | 0.777 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.984 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.939 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 24m 29.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +31° 16′ 49″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 49.1 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.81); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 59° S. North of latitude 59° 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 1860. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 464.1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.37, 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):
- γ Com 9.08 light-years
- HIP 59923 9.80 light-years
- HIP 60186 11.3 light-years
- HIP 61272 11.5 light-years
- 9 Com 13.9 light-years
- HIP 58940 14.0 light-years
- SDSS J121758.67+340004.5 14.7 light-years
- HIP 61128 15.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.