Star · G0
Gl 703
Gl 703 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G0 in the constellation Hercules, 197.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 88766 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Distance | 197.1 light-years (60.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.66 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.75 |
| Spectral type | G0 |
| Surface temperature | 5,790 K |
| Luminosity | 1.16 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.07 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.04 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 18h 07m 18.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +15° 56′ 46″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 62.5 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.66); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 74° S. North of latitude 74° N 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 1829. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 703, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.74, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Lepus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 90005 12.6 light-years
- HIP 87479 18.4 light-years
- HIP 87769 19.3 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.