Star · M4
Gl 597
Gl 597 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4 in the constellation Ursa Minor, 44.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 76832 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Minor |
| Distance | 44.5 light-years (13.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.22 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 11.54 |
| Spectral type | M4 |
| Surface temperature | 3,580 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0104 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.264 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.26 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 41m 16.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +75° 59′ 34″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 80.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.22. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 14° S. North of latitude 14° N it never sets.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1981. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 790 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 597, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.51, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Mensa. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- WISEPC J151906.64+700931.5 5.49 light-years
- GJ 1220 6.47 light-years
- GJ 3971 7.87 light-years
- Gl 675 9.24 light-years
- WISEA J120604.25+840110.5 10.2 light-years
- WISEA J125721.01+715349.3 10.7 light-years
- HD 147379 11.3 light-years
- Gl 617B 11.3 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.