Star · ?
Gl 611B
Gl 611B is a main-sequence star of spectral type ? in the constellation Corona Borealis, 46.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Corona Borealis |
|---|---|
| Distance | 46.8 light-years (14.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.23 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 13.44 |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Surface temperature | 3,490 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0021 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.125 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.13 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 04m 50.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +39° 09′ 30″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 38.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.23. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 51° S. North of latitude 51° 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 1979. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 831 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 611B, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.62, 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):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.