Star · K7V
Gl 707
Gl 707 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K7V in the constellation Corona Australis, 43.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 89211 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Corona Australis |
| Distance | 43.1 light-years (13.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.38 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 7.78 |
| Spectral type | K7V |
| Surface temperature | 4,130 K |
| Luminosity | 0.166 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.798 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.639 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 18h 12m 21.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −43° 26′ 41″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 27.7 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.38); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 47° N. South of latitude 47° S 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 1983. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 764 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 707, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.43, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Auriga. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 732A 7.14 light-years
- Gl 732B 7.14 light-years
- 2MASS J18283572-4849046 7.31 light-years
- Gl 739 7.99 light-years
- WISEA J181849.59-470146.9 9.18 light-years
- CWISE J172617.09-484424.9 9.74 light-years
- HIP 86963 10.1 light-years
- HIP 86961 10.1 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.