Star · ?
Gl 812B
Gl 812B is a white dwarf of spectral type ? in the constellation Aquarius, 52.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Aquarius |
|---|---|
| Distance | 52.8 light-years (16.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 16.60 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 15.55 |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Surface temperature | 8,000 K |
| Luminosity | 5.42 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.012 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.6 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 20h 56m 46.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −4° 50′ 41″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 62.0 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 16.60. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 85° N. It stands highest at midnight in August, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1973. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 937 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 812B, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.88, 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 812A 0.05 light-years
- 2MASSI J2057540-025230 3.00 light-years
- Gl 811.1 5.16 light-years
- Gl 816 5.81 light-years
- 2MASSI J2104149-103736 6.71 light-years
- Gl 828.2 7.59 light-years
- CWISEP J203821.53-064930.9 7.63 light-years
- GJ 4202 9.00 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.