Star · K0V
Gl 615
Gl 615 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K0V in the constellation Norma, 44.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 79537 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Norma |
| Distance | 44.3 light-years (13.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 7.53 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 6.86 |
| Spectral type | K0V |
| Surface temperature | 5,240 K |
| Luminosity | 0.193 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.533 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.662 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 13m 48.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −57° 34′ 14″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 106.7 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 7.53); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 32° N. South of latitude 32° S 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 1982. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 787 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 615, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.50, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Camelopardalis. 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.