Star · G6V
Gl 500
Gl 500 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G6V in the constellation Virgo, 86.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 64219 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 86.2 light-years (26.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 7.36 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.25 |
| Spectral type | G6V |
| Surface temperature | 5,540 K |
| Luminosity | 0.776 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.956 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.939 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 09m 42.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −22° 11′ 34″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 47.6 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 7.36); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 68° N. South of latitude 68° 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 1940. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 500, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.94, 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):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.