Star · K5V
Gl 773.6
Gl 773.6 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K5V in the constellation Telescopium, 68.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 98679 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Telescopium |
| Distance | 68.2 light-years (20.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.69 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 7.09 |
| Spectral type | K5V |
| Surface temperature | 4,460 K |
| Luminosity | 0.234 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.81 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.696 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 20h 02m 35.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −50° 03′ 09″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 56.0 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.69); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 40° N. South of latitude 40° 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 1958. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 773.6, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.43, 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):
- Gl 769 5.27 light-years
- GJ 1252 8.87 light-years
- Gl 787 9.37 light-years
- GJ 4112 10.1 light-years
- CWISE J200121.21-413606.8 10.1 light-years
- Gl 788.1 10.6 light-years
- CWISE J205834.45-513459.4 10.6 light-years
- Gl 747.3 10.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.