Star · M0V
Gl 784
Gl 784 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M0V in the constellation Telescopium, 20.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 99701 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Telescopium |
| Distance | 20.1 light-years (6.16 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 7.97 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 9.02 |
| Spectral type | M0V |
| Surface temperature | 3,900 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0677 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.57 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.51 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 20h 13m 53.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −45° 09′ 50″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 40.8 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 7.97); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 45° N. South of latitude 45° 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 2006. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 357 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 784, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 3.78, 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):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.