Star · K5V
Gl 50
Gl 50 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K5V in the constellation Cetus, 112.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 4824 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Distance | 112.0 light-years (34.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.49 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 7.81 |
| Spectral type | K5V |
| Surface temperature | 4,260 K |
| Luminosity | 0.142 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.693 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.614 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 01m 57.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −9° 53′ 08″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 85.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.49. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 80° N. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1914. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 50, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.51, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Virgo. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- η Cet 9.14 light-years
- HIP 5741 9.24 light-years
- HIP 6276 10.1 light-years
- θ Cet 11.2 light-years
- 18 Cet 11.5 light-years
- HIP 3249 11.8 light-years
- 2MASSW J0051107-154417 12.6 light-years
- HIP 5443 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.