Star · M0
Gl 518.1
Gl 518.1 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M0 in the constellation Boötes, 102.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 66413 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Distance | 102.4 light-years (31.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.00 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 7.51 |
| Spectral type | M0 |
| Surface temperature | 4,590 K |
| Luminosity | 0.145 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.604 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.617 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 36m 56.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +7° 46′ 01″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 155.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.00. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 82° S. 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 1924. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.8 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 518.1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.32, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cetus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 66283 2.19 light-years
- HR 5183 5.12 light-years
- HIP 67291 5.34 light-years
- ULAS J134403.78+083951.0 6.33 light-years
- HIP 65120 9.05 light-years
- ULAS J132605.18+120009.9 9.24 light-years
- HIP 65121 10.2 light-years
- 2MASS J13484591+0353545 11.3 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.