Star · K5
Gl 576
Gl 576 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K5 in the constellation Virgo, 62.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 73786 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 62.1 light-years (19.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.83 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 8.43 |
| Spectral type | K5 |
| Surface temperature | 4,120 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0914 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.593 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.55 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 04m 53.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +5° 38′ 18″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 110.2 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.83. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 84° 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 1964. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 576, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.23, 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):
- GJ 3867 5.84 light-years
- GJ 1186 7.32 light-years
- WISE J151721.13+052929.3 9.37 light-years
- Gl 580B 9.54 light-years
- Gl 580A 9.54 light-years
- GJ 3871 9.90 light-years
- HIP 72146 10.3 light-years
- SDSS J150411.63+102718.4 10.3 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.