Star · K3
Gl 670B
Gl 670B is a main-sequence star of spectral type K3 in the constellation Ophiuchus, 57.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Ophiuchus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 57.1 light-years (17.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.90 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 7.69 |
| Spectral type | K3 |
| Surface temperature | 4,770 K |
| Luminosity | 0.111 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.487 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.577 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 20m 59.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −21° 06′ 55″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 25.4 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.90); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 69° N. South of latitude 69° 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 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 670B, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.04, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Taurus. 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.