Star · M
Gl 56.1
Gl 56.1 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M in the constellation Cetus, 77.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 6097 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Distance | 77.5 light-years (23.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.78 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 9.90 |
| Spectral type | M |
| Surface temperature | 3,890 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0306 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.386 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.418 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 18m 16.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −12° 53′ 59″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 78.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.78. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 77° N. South of latitude 77° S 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 1949. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 56.1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.71, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Virgo. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 6008 0.72 light-years
- HIP 5938 6.19 light-years
- Gl 54.2B 6.95 light-years
- 37 Cet 6.96 light-years
- WISEA J010738.75-131413.7 8.21 light-years
- GJ 3064 8.58 light-years
- HIP 4443 9.49 light-years
- HIP 4845 10.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.