Star · G7V
Gl 486.1
Gl 486.1 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G7V in the constellation Coma Berenices, 55.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 62523 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Distance | 55.8 light-years (17.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.29 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.13 |
| Spectral type | G7V |
| Surface temperature | 5,590 K |
| Luminosity | 0.86 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.988 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.963 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 48m 47.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +24° 50′ 25″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 29.9 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.29). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 65° S. North of latitude 65° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in April, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1970. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 989 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 486.1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.99, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Sculptor. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- WISE J125015.56+262846.9 1.67 light-years
- GJ 3766 8.18 light-years
- GJ 1169 8.39 light-years
- Diadem 9.07 light-years
- Gl 509A 9.50 light-years
- Gl 509B 9.51 light-years
- ULAS J130716.63+332523.8 10.2 light-years
- Gl 499A 10.3 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.