Star · K2V
Gl 586A
Gl 586A is a main-sequence star of spectral type K2V in the constellation Libra, 63.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 75718 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Libra |
| Distance | 63.8 light-years (19.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.89 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.43 |
| Spectral type | K2V |
| Surface temperature | 5,320 K |
| Luminosity | 0.699 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.985 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.914 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 28m 09.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −9° 20′ 53″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 36.1 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 6.89); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 81° N. 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 1962. 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 586A, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.29, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Taurus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 586B 3.69 light-years
- Gl 586C 4.75 light-years
- WISEA J153429.75-104303.3 5.29 light-years
- Gl 583 5.46 light-years
- GJ 3900 8.01 light-years
- GJ 1191 8.56 light-years
- Gl 571.1 9.30 light-years
- DENIS-P J153941.96-052042.4 10.1 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.