Star · K0
Gl 611.2
Gl 611.2 is a supergiant star of spectral type K0 in the constellation Ursa Minor, 777.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 78424 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Minor |
| Distance | 777.1 light-years (238.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 7.57 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.68 |
| Spectral type | K0 |
| Surface temperature | 4,600 K |
| Luminosity | 77.6 L☉ |
| Radius | 13.9 R☉ |
| Mass | 3.15 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 00m 36.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +80° 37′ 40″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 39.1 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 7.57); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 9° S. North of latitude 9° N it never sets.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1249. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 14 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 611.2, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 11.72, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Mensa. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.