Star · K8V
Gl 795B
Gl 795B is a main-sequence star of spectral type K8V in the constellation Delphinus, 60.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Delphinus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 60.6 light-years (18.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.40 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 8.05 |
| Spectral type | K8V |
| Surface temperature | 3,650 K |
| Luminosity | 0.23 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.2 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.693 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 20h 39m 37.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +4° 58′ 15″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 69.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.40. 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 1965. 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 795B, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.18, 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):
- GJ 4161B 4.91 light-years
- Gl 795A 6.06 light-years
- GJ 4149 8.49 light-years
- HD 192263 10.0 light-years
- LSPM J2116+0234 10.2 light-years
- Gl 822B 10.5 light-years
- δ Equ 10.5 light-years
- CWISEP J203821.53-064930.9 12.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.