Star · M0V
Gl 488
Gl 488 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M0V in the constellation Virgo, 34.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 62687 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 34.8 light-years (10.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.49 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 8.35 |
| Spectral type | M0V |
| Surface temperature | 3,940 K |
| Luminosity | 0.12 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.746 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.589 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 50m 43.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −0° 46′ 05″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 20.6 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.49); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 89° N. 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 1991. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 616 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 488, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 4.97, 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):
- Porrima 4.71 light-years
- 2MASSI J1217110-031113 5.41 light-years
- γ Vir 6.96 light-years
- Gl 493.1 7.84 light-years
- Ross 458 8.86 light-years
- ULAS J131943.77+120900.2 9.16 light-years
- SDSSp J125453.90-012247.4 9.32 light-years
- Zavijava 9.42 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.