Star · K1V
Gl 716
Gl 716 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K1V in the constellation Sagittarius, 43.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 90790 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Sagittarius |
| Distance | 43.0 light-years (13.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.81 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 6.21 |
| Spectral type | K1V |
| Surface temperature | 5,100 K |
| Luminosity | 0.37 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.778 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.78 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 18h 31m 18.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −18° 54′ 32″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 45.9 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 6.81); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 71° N. South of latitude 71° 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 763 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 716, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.43, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Gemini. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 722 2.14 light-years
- GJ 2138 3.65 light-years
- 2MASS J18000116-1559235 6.46 light-years
- Gl 726 12.8 light-years
- CWISEP J193518.59-154620.3 12.9 light-years
- CWISEP J193518.59-154620.3 13.0 light-years
- HIP 86963 13.3 light-years
- HIP 86961 13.3 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.