Star · K5V
Gl 560B
Gl 560B is a main-sequence star of spectral type K5V in the constellation Circinus, 53.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Circinus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 53.6 light-years (16.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.47 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 7.39 |
| Spectral type | K5V |
| Surface temperature | 4,410 K |
| Luminosity | 0.185 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.737 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.656 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 42m 29.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −64° 58′ 34″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 24.6 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.47); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 25° N. South of latitude 25° S 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 1972. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 951 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 560B, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.91, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cassiopeia. 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.