Star · G2V
Gl 596.1B
Gl 596.1B is a main-sequence star of spectral type G2V in the constellation Serpens, 48.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Serpens |
|---|---|
| Distance | 48.2 light-years (14.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.00 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 11.15 |
| Spectral type | G2V |
| Surface temperature | 5,780 K |
| Luminosity | 0.00322 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0566 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.156 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 44m 01.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +2° 30′ 47″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 11.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.00. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 87° 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 1978. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 856 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 596.1B, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.68, 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):
- ψ Ser 0.00 light-years
- SDSS J151603.03+025928.9 6.60 light-years
- HIP 74702 7.12 light-years
- GJ 3918 7.19 light-years
- GJ 3892 7.23 light-years
- DENIS-P J153941.96-052042.4 9.85 light-years
- HD 141004 10.1 light-years
- Gl 606 10.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.