Star · M4
Gl 480.1
Gl 480.1 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4 in the constellation Centaurus, 26.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 61874 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Centaurus |
| Distance | 26.3 light-years (8.05 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.24 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 12.71 |
| Spectral type | M4 |
| Surface temperature | 3,450 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0044 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.185 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.179 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 40m 46.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −43° 34′ 04″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 53.2 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.24. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 46° N. South of latitude 46° 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 2000. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 466 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 480.1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 4.36, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Andromeda. It would be visible 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.