Star · K4
Gl 776.1
Gl 776.1 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K4 in the constellation Telescopium, 119.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Telescopium |
|---|---|
| Distance | 119.7 light-years (36.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.15 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 9.33 |
| Spectral type | K4 |
| Surface temperature | 3,950 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0481 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.468 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.468 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 20h 04m 12.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −45° 39′ 18″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 103.0 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.15. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 44° N. South of latitude 44° 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 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 776.1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.65, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Lynx. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 97693 5.61 light-years
- HIP 97370 8.01 light-years
- WISEA J201530.67-421542.5 9.78 light-years
- HIP 100455 12.5 light-years
- WISEA J193430.11-421444.3 13.3 light-years
- VHS J192934.18-442550.5 15.3 light-years
- HIP 94939 16.8 light-years
- HIP 101905 17.1 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.