Star · M0V
Gl 696
Gl 696 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M0V in the constellation Ophiuchus, 72.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 87322 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ophiuchus |
| Distance | 72.5 light-years (22.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.17 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 8.44 |
| Spectral type | M0V |
| Surface temperature | 3,920 K |
| Luminosity | 0.113 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.73 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.58 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 50m 34.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −6° 03′ 01″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 29.7 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.17. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 84° N. 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 696, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.56, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Orion. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- ζ Ser 5.08 light-years
- GJ 4023 5.12 light-years
- PSO J272.0887-04.9943 7.06 light-years
- WISE J180952.53-044812.5 8.66 light-years
- GJ 4005 9.75 light-years
- GJ 4001 11.5 light-years
- Gl 660.1 12.5 light-years
- HIP 85042 12.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.