Star · G3V
Gl 501.2
Gl 501.2 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G3V in the constellation Centaurus, 66.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 64408 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Centaurus |
| Distance | 66.7 light-years (20.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.85 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.30 |
| Spectral type | G3V |
| Surface temperature | 5,630 K |
| Luminosity | 4.61 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.26 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.46 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 12m 03.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −37° 48′ 12″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 39.6 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.85). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 52° N. South of latitude 52° 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 1959. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 501.2, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.38, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Andromeda. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 63480 5.06 light-years
- ι Cen 8.84 light-years
- GJ 1161B 10.1 light-years
- GJ 1161A 10.2 light-years
- 1 Cen 10.2 light-years
- TOI-4336 A 10.5 light-years
- 2MASS J13595510-4034582 11.6 light-years
- Gl 477 12.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.