Star · K9V
Gl 750A
Gl 750A is a main-sequence star of spectral type K9V in the constellation Telescopium, 55.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 94739 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Telescopium |
| Distance | 55.0 light-years (16.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.38 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 8.24 |
| Spectral type | K9V |
| Surface temperature | 3,900 K |
| Luminosity | 0.139 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.816 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.61 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 19h 16m 42.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −45° 53′ 22″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 52.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.38. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 44° N. South of latitude 44° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in July, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1971. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 976 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 750A, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.97, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Lynx. 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.