Star · M0
Gl 65.2
Gl 65.2 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M0 in the constellation Phoenix, 114.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 7743 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Phoenix |
| Distance | 114.6 light-years (35.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.87 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 7.14 |
| Spectral type | M0 |
| Surface temperature | 4,410 K |
| Luminosity | 0.233 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.828 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.695 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 39m 41.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −46° 30′ 36″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 39.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.87. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 43° N. South of latitude 43° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1911. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 65.2, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.56, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Canes Venatici. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- 2MASS J01415823-4633574 5.33 light-years
- HIP 6693 9.66 light-years
- HIP 7829 10.4 light-years
- HIP 6567 11.3 light-years
- HIP 6177 13.3 light-years
- HIP 10421 13.8 light-years
- HIP 8195 13.8 light-years
- HIP 9381 13.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.