Star · K7V
Gl 673
Gl 673 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K7V in the constellation Ophiuchus, 25.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 85295 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ophiuchus |
| Distance | 25.2 light-years (7.71 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 7.54 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 8.10 |
| Spectral type | K7V |
| Surface temperature | 4,020 K |
| Luminosity | 0.138 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.765 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.609 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 25m 45.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +2° 06′ 42″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 53.8 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 7.54); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 88° S. 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 2001. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 446 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 673, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 4.27, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Orion. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- WISEP J180026.60+013453.1 3.85 light-years
- Gl 701 4.88 light-years
- GJ 1207 5.53 light-years
- 2MASS J17502484-0016151 5.82 light-years
- Gl 643 6.52 light-years
- Gl 644C 6.54 light-years
- Gl 644A 7.08 light-years
- Gl 686 7.68 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.