Star · K3V
Gl 483
Gl 483 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K3V in the constellation Canes Venatici, 47.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 62145 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Distance | 47.3 light-years (14.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 7.01 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 6.20 |
| Spectral type | K3V |
| Surface temperature | 4,900 K |
| Luminosity | 0.407 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.884 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.799 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 44m 14.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +51° 45′ 34″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 31.0 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 7.01); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 38° S. North of latitude 38° 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 1979. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 839 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 483, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.64, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Phoenix. 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.