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Star · G5V

Gl 570.1

Gl 570.1 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G5V in the constellation Lupus, 75.5 light-years from the Sun.

Other namesHIP 73241
ConstellationLupus
Distance75.5 light-years (23.2 pc)
Apparent magnitudemagnitude 6.34
Absolute magnitudemagnitude 4.52
Spectral typeG5V
Surface temperature5,570 K
Luminosity1.51 L☉
Radius1.32 R☉
Mass1.11 M☉ (estimated)
Right ascension (J2000)14h 58m 08.8s
Declination (J2000)−48° 51′ 46″
Space velocity (relative to the Sun)49.1 km/s

In the sky

Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.34). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 41° N. South of latitude 41° S 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 1950. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.3 million years.

The Sun seen from there

From a planet around Gl 570.1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.65, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Perseus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.

Neighbours

Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):

  • Gl 571 7.21 light-years
  • HIP 70849 7.93 light-years
  • HIP 73633 9.49 light-years
  • HIP 73547 10.6 light-years
  • Gl 540.3 12.6 light-years
  • Gl 574 13.7 light-years
  • HIP 74261 14.0 light-years
  • HIP 72119 14.1 light-years

Open in the simulation

Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.