Star · ?
Gl 774B
Gl 774B is a main-sequence star of spectral type ? in the constellation Pavo, 41.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Pavo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 41.9 light-years (12.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.82 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 12.28 |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Surface temperature | 3,710 K |
| Luminosity | 0.00437 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.16 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.178 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 20h 04m 02.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −65° 36′ 06″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 62.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.82. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 24° N. South of latitude 24° 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 1984. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 743 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 774B, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.37, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Camelopardalis. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 774A 0.04 light-years
- WISE J212100.87-623921.6 6.75 light-years
- WISEPA J201824.96-742325.9 6.82 light-years
- GJ 9716 8.09 light-years
- GJ 1251 8.21 light-years
- GJ 4078 8.69 light-years
- Gl 737A 9.09 light-years
- Gl 737B 9.09 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.