Star · ?
Gl 85
Gl 85 is a main-sequence star of spectral type ? in the constellation Hydrus, 40.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Hydrus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 40.1 light-years (12.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.52 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 11.07 |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Surface temperature | 3,750 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0125 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.265 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.282 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 07m 14.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −66° 34′ 08″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 108.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.52. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 23° N. South of latitude 23° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1986. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 712 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 85, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.28, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Ursa Minor. 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.