Star · M3V
Gl 568A
Gl 568A is a main-sequence star of spectral type M3V in the constellation Boötes, 37.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 72896 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Distance | 37.3 light-years (11.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.53 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 11.24 |
| Spectral type | M3V |
| Surface temperature | 3,170 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0303 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.576 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.417 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 53m 51.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +23° 33′ 21″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 52.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.53. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 66° S. North of latitude 66° N it never sets. 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 1989. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 661 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 568A, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.12, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Eridanus. 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.