Star · M3V
Gl 526
Gl 526 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M3V in the constellation Boötes, 17.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 67155 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Distance | 17.7 light-years (5.43 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.46 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 9.78 |
| Spectral type | M3V |
| Surface temperature | 3,890 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0338 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.404 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.429 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 45m 43.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +14° 53′ 29″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 61.2 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.46); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 75° S. North of latitude 75° 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 2008. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 314 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 526, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 3.51, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cetus. 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.