Star · M3
Gl 507B
Gl 507B is a main-sequence star of spectral type M3 in the constellation Canes Venatici, 44.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 65012 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Distance | 44.1 light-years (13.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.03 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 11.37 |
| Spectral type | M3 |
| Surface temperature | 3,840 K |
| Luminosity | 0.00837 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.207 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.237 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 19m 34.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +35° 06′ 33″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 57.2 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.03. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 55° S. North of latitude 55° N 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 1982. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 783 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 507B, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.49, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Sculptor. It would be visible 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.