Star · M3V
Gl 644A
Gl 644A is a main-sequence star of spectral type M3V in the constellation Ophiuchus, 20.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 82817 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ophiuchus |
| Distance | 20.2 light-years (6.20 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.02 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 10.06 |
| Spectral type | M3V |
| Surface temperature | 3,720 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0332 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.44 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.427 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 55m 28.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −8° 20′ 11″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 38.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.02. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 82° N. It stands highest at midnight in June, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 2006. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 358 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 644A, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 3.79, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Orion. 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.