Star · ?
Gl 699.1
Gl 699.1 is a white dwarf of spectral type ? in the constellation Draco, 53.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Draco |
|---|---|
| Distance | 53.3 light-years (16.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.30 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 13.23 |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Surface temperature | 8,000 K |
| Luminosity | 4.60 × 10⁻⁴ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.012 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.6 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 50m 25.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +82° 46′ 37″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 319.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.30. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 7° S. North of latitude 7° N it never sets.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1973. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 946 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 699.1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.90, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Mensa. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 4068 2.95 light-years
- GJ 3768 6.79 light-years
- Gl 786 7.71 light-years
- Gl 540 8.09 light-years
- WISE J124309.61+844547.8 9.82 light-years
- 2MASS J21265916+7617440 10.3 light-years
- GJ 1035 11.3 light-years
- GJ 1220 11.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.