Star · K0
Gl 851.3
Gl 851.3 is a giant star of spectral type K0 in the constellation Aquarius, 131.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 109822 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aquarius |
| Distance | 131.0 light-years (40.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.55 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.53 |
| Spectral type | K0 |
| Surface temperature | 5,020 K |
| Luminosity | 4.51 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.8 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.46 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 14m 38.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −15° 49′ 07″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 68.7 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 6.55); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 74° N. South of latitude 74° S 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 1895. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 851.3, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.85, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Leo. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 109528 7.40 light-years
- HIP 110219 11.6 light-years
- HIP 110663 12.6 light-years
- 39 Aqr 13.7 light-years
- HIP 107805 14.6 light-years
- WISEA J215550.34-195428.4 16.8 light-years
- HD 206893 17.9 light-years
- HIP 110014 17.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.