Star · K2V
Gl 563.3
Gl 563.3 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K2V in the constellation Virgo, 101.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 72577 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 101.3 light-years (31.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.08 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 6.62 |
| Spectral type | K2V |
| Surface temperature | 4,850 K |
| Luminosity | 0.285 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.756 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.731 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 50m 21.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +6° 48′ 54″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 96.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.08. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 83° S. It stands highest at midnight in May, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1925. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.8 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 563.3, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.29, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Eridanus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 3884 4.89 light-years
- HIP 71824 5.64 light-years
- GJ 3869B 6.05 light-years
- GJ 3868A 6.06 light-years
- CFBDSIR J145829+101343 7.61 light-years
- HIP 71190 9.54 light-years
- HIP 74016 10.7 light-years
- GJ 1184 11.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.