Star · G6
Gl 790
Gl 790 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G6 in the constellation Sagittarius, 63.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 100925 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Sagittarius |
| Distance | 63.0 light-years (19.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.61 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.18 |
| Spectral type | G6 |
| Surface temperature | 5,520 K |
| Luminosity | 0.831 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.997 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.955 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 20h 27m 44.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −30° 52′ 04″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 47.7 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 6.61); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 59° N. South of latitude 59° 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 1963. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 790, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.26, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cancer. 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.