Star · F7V
Gl 496A
Gl 496A is a main-sequence star of spectral type F7V in the constellation Virgo, 92.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 63738 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 92.0 light-years (28.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.58 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.33 |
| Spectral type | F7V |
| Surface temperature | 6,150 K |
| Luminosity | 4.1 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.78 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.42 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 03m 46.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −20° 35′ 01″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 32.2 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.58). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 69° N. South of latitude 69° S 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 1934. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 496A, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.08, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pisces. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 496B 1.48 light-years
- Gl 500 6.72 light-years
- HIP 64895 11.3 light-years
- Gl 511 12.0 light-years
- HIP 63157 12.1 light-years
- HIP 65602 12.1 light-years
- 2MASS J13015465-1510223 12.4 light-years
- GJ 1165 12.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.