Star · K7
Gl 508.3
Gl 508.3 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K7 in the constellation Virgo, 104.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 65362 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 104.8 light-years (32.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.78 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 9.24 |
| Spectral type | K7 |
| Surface temperature | 4,010 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0484 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.455 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.469 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 23m 44.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −14° 02′ 45″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 134.2 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.78. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 76° N. South of latitude 76° 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 1921. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.9 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 508.3, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.37, 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):
- 53 Vir 7.86 light-years
- VHS J132141.70-092446.2 9.16 light-years
- HIP 64895 10.3 light-years
- 2MASS J13015465-1510223 10.6 light-years
- HIP 67069 10.8 light-years
- HIP 66115 12.1 light-years
- HIP 67344 14.5 light-years
- GJ 3746 17.1 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.