Star · M4
Gl 487
Gl 487 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4 in the constellation Draco, 33.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 62556 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Draco |
| Distance | 33.3 light-years (10.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.94 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 10.89 |
| Spectral type | M4 |
| Surface temperature | 3,610 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0179 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.341 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.33 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 49m 02.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +66° 06′ 37″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 27.5 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.94. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 24° S. North of latitude 24° 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 1993. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 591 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 487, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 4.88, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Tucana. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- 2MASS J12373919+6526148 1.00 light-years
- 2MASS J13243553+6358281 2.57 light-years
- HIP 68184 5.11 light-years
- Gl 424 6.18 light-years
- GJ 9492 7.23 light-years
- WISEPC J115013.88+630240.7 7.40 light-years
- GJ 3855 7.54 light-years
- GJ 3722 8.93 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.