Star · K4V
Gl 667A
Gl 667A is a main-sequence star of spectral type K4V in the constellation Scorpius, 22.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 84709 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Scorpius |
| Distance | 22.3 light-years (6.84 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.91 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 6.74 |
| Spectral type | K4V |
| Surface temperature | 4,550 K |
| Luminosity | 0.304 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.886 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.743 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 18m 57.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −34° 59′ 23″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 36.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.91). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 55° N. South of latitude 55° S it never sets. 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 2004. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 396 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 667A, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 4.00, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Auriga. 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.