Star · K5
Gl 705.2
Gl 705.2 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K5 in the constellation Draco, 92.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Draco |
|---|---|
| Distance | 92.3 light-years (28.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.51 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 10.25 |
| Spectral type | K5 |
| Surface temperature | 3,790 K |
| Luminosity | 0.025 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.366 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.381 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 18h 07m 52.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +52° 47′ 51″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 53.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.51. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 37° S. North of latitude 37° 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 1934. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 705.2, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.09, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pictor. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 4043 5.06 light-years
- WISE J175929.37+544204.7 5.55 light-years
- CWISE J175628.97+505328.5 7.02 light-years
- GJ 4011 9.88 light-years
- ν² Dra 10.9 light-years
- HD 158259 10.9 light-years
- ν¹ Dra 11.2 light-years
- Gl 732.1 11.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.