Star · M3
Gl 816
Gl 816 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M3 in the constellation Aquarius, 47.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 103800 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aquarius |
| Distance | 47.3 light-years (14.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.23 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 10.42 |
| Spectral type | M3 |
| Surface temperature | 3,750 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0225 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.354 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.364 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 21h 01m 58.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −6° 19′ 08″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 37.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.23. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 84° 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 1979. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 838 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 816, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.64, 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):
- 2MASSI J2057540-025230 4.39 light-years
- Gl 812A 5.76 light-years
- Gl 812B 5.81 light-years
- Gl 811.1 6.56 light-years
- Gl 810B 8.94 light-years
- Gl 828.2 9.31 light-years
- GJ 4204B 9.38 light-years
- 2MASSI J2104149-103736 9.79 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.