Star · K2V
Gl 706
Gl 706 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K2V in the constellation Hercules, 36.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 88972 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Distance | 36.2 light-years (11.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.38 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 6.15 |
| Spectral type | K2V |
| Surface temperature | 5,060 K |
| Luminosity | 0.396 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.818 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.793 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 18h 09m 37.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +38° 27′ 28″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 35.5 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.38). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 52° S. North of latitude 52° 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 1990. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 642 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 706, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.06, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Columba. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.