Star · K5V
Gl 795A
Gl 795A is a main-sequence star of spectral type K5V in the constellation Delphinus, 54.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 101955 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Delphinus |
| Distance | 54.5 light-years (16.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 7.88 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 6.76 |
| Spectral type | K5V |
| Surface temperature | 4,230 K |
| Luminosity | 0.383 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.15 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.787 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 20h 39m 37.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +4° 58′ 19″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 80.0 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 7.88); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 85° S. 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 1971. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 968 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 795A, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.95, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Hydra. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 795B 6.06 light-years
- Gl 818 8.17 light-years
- GJ 4161B 9.20 light-years
- 2MASSI J2057540-025230 9.27 light-years
- Gl 824 9.67 light-years
- LSPM J2116+0234 9.74 light-years
- Gl 812B 10.2 light-years
- Gl 812A 10.2 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.