Star · G8V
Gl 518.2A
Gl 518.2A is a main-sequence star of spectral type G8V in the constellation Canes Venatici, 249.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 66439 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Distance | 249.4 light-years (76.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.32 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.90 |
| Spectral type | G8V |
| Surface temperature | 5,820 K |
| Luminosity | 1.01 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.989 R☉ |
| Mass | 1 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 37m 12.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +30° 05′ 06″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 57.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.32. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 60° S. North of latitude 60° 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 1777. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 518.2A, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.25, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Sculptor. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 66621 16.6 light-years
- HIP 67782 18.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.