Star · K2
Gl 528A
Gl 528A is a main-sequence star of spectral type K2 in the constellation Boötes, 44.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 67422 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Distance | 44.0 light-years (13.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 7.05 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 6.40 |
| Spectral type | K2 |
| Surface temperature | 4,490 K |
| Luminosity | 0.433 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.09 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.811 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 49m 04.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +26° 58′ 49″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 34.2 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 7.05); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 63° S. North of latitude 63° 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 1982. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 781 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 528A, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.48, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Fornax. 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.