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Star · G8V

Gl 754.2

Gl 754.2 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G8V in the constellation Lyra, 81.9 light-years from the Sun.

Other namesHIP 94981
ConstellationLyra
Distance81.9 light-years (25.1 pc)
Apparent magnitudemagnitude 6.29
Absolute magnitudemagnitude 4.29
Spectral typeG8V
Surface temperature5,690 K
Luminosity1.82 L☉
Radius1.39 R☉
Mass1.16 M☉ (estimated)
Right ascension (J2000)19h 19m 39.0s
Declination (J2000)+37° 19′ 50″
Space velocity (relative to the Sun)23.1 km/s

In the sky

Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.29). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 53° S. North of latitude 53° N 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 1944. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.5 million years.

The Sun seen from there

From a planet around Gl 754.2, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.83, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Puppis. It would be invisible to the naked eye.

Neighbours

Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):

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Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.