Star · M4
Gl 465
Gl 465 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4 in the constellation Corvus, 28.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 60559 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Corvus |
| Distance | 28.9 light-years (8.88 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.28 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 11.54 |
| Spectral type | M4 |
| Surface temperature | 3,690 K |
| Luminosity | 0.00887 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.231 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.243 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 24m 52.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −18° 14′ 31″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 119.0 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.28. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 72° N. South of latitude 72° S 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 1997. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 513 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 465, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 4.57, 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):
- 61 Vir 6.38 light-years
- Gl 453 7.43 light-years
- GJ 433 9.24 light-years
- GJ 1154A 9.50 light-years
- WISE J114156.71-332635.8 9.73 light-years
- Gl 432B 9.89 light-years
- Gl 432A 9.89 light-years
- 2MASSI J1217110-031113 10.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.