Star · K4V
Gl 53.1A
Gl 53.1A is a main-sequence star of spectral type K4V in the constellation Pisces, 67.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 5286 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Distance | 67.0 light-years (20.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.41 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 6.85 |
| Spectral type | K4V |
| Surface temperature | 4,470 K |
| Luminosity | 0.292 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.902 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.735 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 07m 37.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +22° 57′ 17″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 49.3 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.41); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 67° S. North of latitude 67° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1959. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 53.1A, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.39, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Hydra. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 53.1B 0.03 light-years
- GJ 1034 4.16 light-years
- WISEU J004851.21+250814.9 6.61 light-years
- Gl 39 8.79 light-years
- GJ 3057 8.90 light-years
- GJ 1019 9.14 light-years
- GJ 1024 10.1 light-years
- WISE J013525.64+171503.4 10.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.