Star · K
Gl 56.2
Gl 56.2 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K in the constellation Phoenix, 150.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 6075 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Phoenix |
| Distance | 150.6 light-years (46.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.54 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 8.22 |
| Spectral type | K |
| Surface temperature | 3,880 K |
| Luminosity | 0.146 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.848 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.618 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 17m 59.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −48° 09′ 01″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 53.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.54. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 42° N. South of latitude 42° 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 1875. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 56.2, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.15, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Canes Venatici. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 5745 7.40 light-years
- HIP 4882 7.55 light-years
- δ Phe 9.63 light-years
- HIP 4964 12.3 light-years
- HIP 7425 13.6 light-years
- HIP 4673 14.8 light-years
- HIP 8498 15.7 light-years
- HIP 7858 16.3 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.