Star · G8IV
Gl 683.2A
Gl 683.2A is a subgiant star of spectral type G8IV in the constellation Scorpius, 221.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 86286 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Scorpius |
| Distance | 221.7 light-years (68.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.68 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.52 |
| Spectral type | G8IV |
| Surface temperature | 5,410 K |
| Luminosity | 9.95 L☉ |
| Radius | 3.59 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.78 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 37m 51.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −37° 51′ 41″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 42.6 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 6.68); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 52° N. South of latitude 52° 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 1804. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.9 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 683.2A, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.99, 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 683.2B 0.00 light-years
- HIP 85747 7.40 light-years
- HIP 86914 12.9 light-years
- HIP 84666 15.1 light-years
- HIP 85738 17.9 light-years
- HIP 84911 18.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.