Star · M0
Gl 608
Gl 608 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M0 in the constellation Draco, 105.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 78423 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Draco |
| Distance | 105.1 light-years (32.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.99 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 7.45 |
| Spectral type | M0 |
| Surface temperature | 4,140 K |
| Luminosity | 0.223 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.919 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.687 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 00m 35.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +61° 39′ 41″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 76.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.99. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 28° S. North of latitude 28° N 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 1921. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.9 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 608, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.37, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Reticulum. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 78184 4.81 light-years
- HIP 77852 4.87 light-years
- 2MASS J15552840+5918155 4.89 light-years
- HIP 79629 5.56 light-years
- Edasich 10.4 light-years
- HIP 81288 11.6 light-years
- HIP 78180 13.9 light-years
- Athebyne 14.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.