Star · M5
Gl 693
Gl 693 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M5 in the constellation Pavo, 19.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 86990 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pavo |
| Distance | 19.2 light-years (5.89 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.75 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 11.90 |
| Spectral type | M5 |
| Surface temperature | 3,570 K |
| Luminosity | 0.00763 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.229 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.227 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 46m 34.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −57° 19′ 09″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 65.7 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.75. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 33° N. South of latitude 33° 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 2007. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 341 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 693, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 3.68, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Camelopardalis. 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.