Star · K0V
Gl 76
Gl 76 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K0V in the constellation Fornax, 143.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 8346 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Fornax |
| Distance | 143.6 light-years (44.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.98 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.76 |
| Spectral type | K0V |
| Surface temperature | 5,300 K |
| Luminosity | 0.521 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.857 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.849 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 47m 38.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −26° 45′ 00″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 64.2 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.98); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 63° N. South of latitude 63° S 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 1882. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 76, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.05, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Boötes. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 8233 3.31 light-years
- HIP 7687 10.2 light-years
- HIP 7817 10.7 light-years
- HIP 6795 12.1 light-years
- HIP 7467 14.2 light-years
- HIP 6744 14.3 light-years
- HIP 8830 14.4 light-years
- HIP 9141 15.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.