Star · G5
Gl 761.1
Gl 761.1 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G5 in the constellation Cygnus, 120.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 95821 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cygnus |
| Distance | 120.4 light-years (36.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.95 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.11 |
| Spectral type | G5 |
| Surface temperature | 5,540 K |
| Luminosity | 2.21 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.61 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.22 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 19h 29m 21.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +31° 36′ 31″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 72.7 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 6.95); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 58° S. North of latitude 58° 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 1906. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 761.1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.67, 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):
- GJ 4118 15.1 light-years
- HIP 96185 16.9 light-years
- HD 178911 B 17.5 light-years
- HIP 93843 18.3 light-years
- TOI-6002 19.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.