Star · M
Gl 672.1
Gl 672.1 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M in the constellation Scorpius, 71.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 85126 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Scorpius |
| Distance | 71.7 light-years (22.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.64 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 9.93 |
| Spectral type | M |
| Surface temperature | 3,840 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0316 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.402 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.422 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 23m 49.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −32° 15′ 11″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 69.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.64. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 58° N. South of latitude 58° 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 1954. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 672.1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.54, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Auriga. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 645 10.4 light-years
- GJ 4007 11.2 light-years
- Gaia J164824.31-291310.0 11.6 light-years
- Larawag 11.7 light-years
- GJ 2133 12.4 light-years
- Gaia J171340.47-395211.8 12.5 light-years
- Gl 654.3 12.8 light-years
- VVV BD001 13.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.