Star · K5V
Gl 69
Gl 69 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K5V in the constellation Cassiopeia, 44.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 8070 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cassiopeia |
| Distance | 44.1 light-years (13.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.42 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 7.77 |
| Spectral type | K5V |
| Surface temperature | 4,300 K |
| Luminosity | 0.143 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.679 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.614 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 43m 40.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +63° 49′ 25″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 68.2 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.42); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 26° S. North of latitude 26° N 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 1982. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 782 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 69, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.48, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Centaurus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 82 4.47 light-years
- GJ 3118B 4.67 light-years
- Gl 63 5.15 light-years
- GJ 3126 5.48 light-years
- Gl 52 6.02 light-years
- WISEP J004701.06+680352.1 6.85 light-years
- WISE J003110.04+574936.3 8.55 light-years
- GJ 3125 8.94 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.