Star · M5
Gl 708.3
Gl 708.3 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M5 in the constellation Ophiuchus, 51.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Ophiuchus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 51.8 light-years (15.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.52 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 11.51 |
| Spectral type | M5 |
| Surface temperature | 3,640 K |
| Luminosity | 0.00979 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.249 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.253 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 18h 16m 18.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +1° 31′ 15″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 57.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.52. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 88° S. 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 1974. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 920 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 708.3, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.84, 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):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.