Star · G8
Gl 796
Gl 796 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G8 in the constellation Capricornus, 47.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 101997 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Capricornus |
| Distance | 47.9 light-years (14.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.36 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.53 |
| Spectral type | G8 |
| Surface temperature | 5,540 K |
| Luminosity | 0.602 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.843 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.881 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 20h 40m 11.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −23° 46′ 26″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 63.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.36). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 66° N. South of latitude 66° 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 1978. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 849 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 796, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.66, 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.