Star · M2
Gl 524.1
Gl 524.1 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M2 in the constellation Virgo, 96.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 67092 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 96.0 light-years (29.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.54 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 8.20 |
| Spectral type | M2 |
| Surface temperature | 4,040 K |
| Luminosity | 0.123 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.714 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.592 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 45m 05.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −4° 37′ 13″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 26.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.54. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 85° N. 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 1930. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 524.1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.17, 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):
- ULAS J133828.69-014245.4 5.95 light-years
- CWISEP J135336.29-003756.6 8.75 light-years
- PSO J202.1635-03.7660 9.89 light-years
- GJ 3788 11.6 light-years
- HIP 66212 11.6 light-years
- 66 Vir 12.2 light-years
- GJ 3818 12.6 light-years
- ULAS J133933.64-005621.1 13.5 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.