Star · K4V
Gl 468
Gl 468 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K4V in the constellation Corvus, 77.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 60866 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Corvus |
| Distance | 77.5 light-years (23.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.24 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 7.36 |
| Spectral type | K4V |
| Surface temperature | 4,270 K |
| Luminosity | 0.213 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.841 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.679 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 28m 31.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −18° 17′ 50″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 28.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.24. 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 1948. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 468, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.71, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pisces. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.