Star · G5V
Gl 797A
Gl 797A is a main-sequence star of spectral type G5V in the constellation Delphinus, 68.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 102040 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Delphinus |
| Distance | 68.3 light-years (20.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.43 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.82 |
| Spectral type | G5V |
| Surface temperature | 5,920 K |
| Luminosity | 1.06 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.979 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.02 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 20h 40m 45.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +19° 56′ 08″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 48.5 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.43). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 70° S. North of latitude 70° N 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 1958. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 797A, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.44, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pyxis. 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.