Star · M4
Gl 618A
Gl 618A is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4 in the constellation Scorpius, 27.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 80018 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Scorpius |
| Distance | 27.8 light-years (8.51 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.56 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 10.91 |
| Spectral type | M4 |
| Surface temperature | 3,720 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0151 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.296 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.306 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 20m 03.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −37° 31′ 44″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 57.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.56. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 52° N. South of latitude 52° 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 1998. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 493 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 618A, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 4.48, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Perseus. 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.