Star · F7V
Gl 862.1
Gl 862.1 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F7V in the constellation Aquarius, 83.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 111170 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aquarius |
| Distance | 83.2 light-years (25.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.15 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.12 |
| Spectral type | F7V |
| Surface temperature | 6,110 K |
| Luminosity | 1.99 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.26 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.19 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 31m 18.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −6° 33′ 19″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 22.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.15). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 83° 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 1943. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 862.1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.86, 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):
- WISEPC J223729.53-061434.2 10.3 light-years
- GJ 4254 12.1 light-years
- Gl 883 12.6 light-years
- GJ 4284 13.2 light-years
- GJ 4262 13.3 light-years
- HD 215152 13.4 light-years
- GJ 4278B 14.0 light-years
- ULAS J222711-004547 14.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.