Star · K5
Gl 74
Gl 74 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K5 in the constellation Pisces, 78.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 8275 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Distance | 78.3 light-years (24.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.91 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 7.01 |
| Spectral type | K5 |
| Surface temperature | 4,640 K |
| Luminosity | 0.224 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.733 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.688 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 46m 38.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +12° 24′ 42″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 23.5 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.91); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 78° S. North of latitude 78° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1948. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 74, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.73, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Virgo. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 7765 4.63 light-years
- 2MASSW J0135358+120522 4.86 light-years
- HIP 7585 5.60 light-years
- 2MASSW J0205034+125142 6.51 light-years
- 2MASS J01550354+0950003 7.30 light-years
- 2MASSW J0141032+180450 8.00 light-years
- ULAS J015024.37+135924.0 8.22 light-years
- SDSS J015141.69+124429.6 9.00 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.