Star · M5
Gl 595
Gl 595 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M5 in the constellation Libra, 31.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 76901 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Libra |
| Distance | 31.6 light-years (9.69 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.83 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 11.90 |
| Spectral type | M5 |
| Surface temperature | 3,660 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0066 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.202 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.214 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 42m 07.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −19° 28′ 09″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 134.2 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.83. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 71° N. South of latitude 71° 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 1994. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 561 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 595, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 4.76, 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):
- CWISEP J144606.62-231717.8 8.08 light-years
- 2MASSW J1507476-162738 8.54 light-years
- GJ 2112A 8.72 light-years
- GJ 3954 9.77 light-years
- 2MASSI J1546271-332511 9.95 light-years
- Gl 590 10.4 light-years
- WISEPA J161215.94-342027.1 10.6 light-years
- GJ 3877 10.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.