Star · M2
Gl 851
Gl 851 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M2 in the constellation Pegasus, 38.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 109555 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Distance | 38.2 light-years (11.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.25 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 9.91 |
| Spectral type | M2 |
| Surface temperature | 3,850 K |
| Luminosity | 0.032 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.403 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.423 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 11m 30.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +18° 25′ 34″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 56.0 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.25. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 72° S. North of latitude 72° N it never sets. 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 1988. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 677 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 851, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.17, 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):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.