Star · G5V
Gl 67.2
Gl 67.2 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G5V in the constellation Phoenix, 262.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 7896 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Phoenix |
| Distance | 262.3 light-years (80.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.31 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.78 |
| Spectral type | G5V |
| Surface temperature | 5,640 K |
| Luminosity | 1.17 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.13 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.04 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 41m 34.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −45° 25′ 10″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 93.7 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.31. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 45° N. South of latitude 45° 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 1764. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 67.2, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.36, 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):
- HIP 8251 11.9 light-years
- HIP 7395 17.9 light-years
- HIP 6418 17.9 light-years
- HIP 7649 18.2 light-years
- HIP 6322 19.5 light-years
- HIP 6348 19.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.