Star · K1V
Gl 762.1
Gl 762.1 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K1V in the constellation Draco, 59.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 95995 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Draco |
| Distance | 59.0 light-years (18.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.60 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.31 |
| Spectral type | K1V |
| Surface temperature | 5,110 K |
| Luminosity | 0.842 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.17 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.958 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 19h 31m 08.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +58° 35′ 10″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 56.5 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 6.60); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 31° S. North of latitude 31° 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 1967. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 762.1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.12, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Carina. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 1233 7.51 light-years
- Gl 781 7.88 light-years
- θ Cyg 8.79 light-years
- CWISE J182755.05+564507.8 9.07 light-years
- WISE J185101.83+593508.6 9.24 light-years
- GJ 1228 9.75 light-years
- Gl 788 10.1 light-years
- GJ 1254 10.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.