Star · M0
Gl 471
Gl 471 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M0 in the constellation Virgo, 44.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 61094 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 44.7 light-years (13.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.74 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 9.05 |
| Spectral type | M0 |
| Surface temperature | 3,880 K |
| Luminosity | 0.067 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.571 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.509 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 31m 15.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +8° 48′ 38″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 56.7 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.74. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 81° S. 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 1981. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 794 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 471, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.52, 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):
- Gl 469 0.66 light-years
- 2MASS J12314753+0847331 1.90 light-years
- GJ 480 3.26 light-years
- ULAS J124052.92+112940.4 4.03 light-years
- Gl 481 5.68 light-years
- GJ 3693 8.57 light-years
- γ Vir 8.57 light-years
- ULAS J130217.21+130851.2 9.08 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.