Star · G0
Gl 506.2
Gl 506.2 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G0 in the constellation Camelopardalis, 169.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 64655 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Distance | 169.8 light-years (52.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 7.27 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.69 |
| Spectral type | G0 |
| Surface temperature | 6,260 K |
| Luminosity | 2.92 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.45 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.31 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 15m 11.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +84° 45′ 08″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 33.6 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 7.27); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 5° S. North of latitude 5° N it never sets.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1856. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 506.2, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.41, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Octans. 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.