Star · M2V
Gl 701
Gl 701 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M2V in the constellation Serpens, 25.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 88574 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Serpens |
| Distance | 25.2 light-years (7.74 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.37 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 9.93 |
| Spectral type | M2V |
| Surface temperature | 3,780 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0342 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.431 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.43 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 18h 05m 07.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −3° 01′ 52″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 40.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.37. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 87° 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 2001. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 448 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 701, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 4.27, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Orion. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- WISEP J180026.60+013453.1 2.12 light-years
- Gl 673 4.88 light-years
- 2MASS J17502484-0016151 5.28 light-years
- GJ 1224 5.83 light-years
- Gl 644C 8.33 light-years
- Gl 643 8.33 light-years
- GJ 1207 8.52 light-years
- Gl 644A 8.71 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.