Star · K5
Gl 626
Gl 626 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K5 in the constellation Hercules, 57.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 80644 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Distance | 57.1 light-years (17.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.83 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 7.61 |
| Spectral type | K5 |
| Surface temperature | 4,210 K |
| Luminosity | 0.179 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.796 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.65 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 27m 56.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +7° 18′ 20″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 47.3 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.83); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 83° S. 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 1969. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 626, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.05, 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):
- SDSS J163022.92+081822.0 1.72 light-years
- GJ 1203 6.45 light-years
- GJ 3960 7.36 light-years
- 2MASS J16150413+1340079 7.45 light-years
- GJ 1204 8.17 light-years
- Gl 641 9.67 light-years
- GJ 1202 10.3 light-years
- 39 Ser 10.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.