Star · M0
Gl 846
Gl 846 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M0 in the constellation Aquarius, 34.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 108782 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aquarius |
| Distance | 34.5 light-years (10.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.17 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 9.05 |
| Spectral type | M0 |
| Surface temperature | 3,870 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0689 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.585 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.512 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 02m 10.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +1° 24′ 01″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 32.2 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.17. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 89° S. 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 1992. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 612 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 846, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 4.95, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Sextans. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- 2MASS J21392676+0220226 3.50 light-years
- 2MASSW J2224438-015852 5.35 light-years
- GJ 1263 6.50 light-years
- GJ 849 6.71 light-years
- Gl 852A 6.86 light-years
- Gl 852B 6.97 light-years
- GJ 4239 9.76 light-years
- GJ 4281 9.94 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.