Star · M1V
Gl 616.2
Gl 616.2 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M1V in the constellation Draco, 65.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 79796 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Draco |
| Distance | 65.7 light-years (20.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.87 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 8.35 |
| Spectral type | M1V |
| Surface temperature | 4,210 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0905 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.565 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.548 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 17m 05.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +55° 16′ 09″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 50.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.87. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 35° S. North of latitude 35° 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 1960. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 616.2, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.35, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Dorado. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 1205 4.37 light-years
- θ Dra 6.43 light-years
- WISE J154459.27+584204.5 6.46 light-years
- HIP 81563 6.94 light-years
- GJ 3920 7.56 light-years
- HIP 76315 8.55 light-years
- 2MASS J15461461+4932114 9.18 light-years
- Gl 659A 9.69 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.