Star · G8
Gl 867.1A
Gl 867.1A is a main-sequence star of spectral type G8 in the constellation Aquarius, 119.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 111870 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aquarius |
| Distance | 119.8 light-years (36.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 7.74 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.92 |
| Spectral type | G8 |
| Surface temperature | 5,390 K |
| Luminosity | 1.1 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.2 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.02 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 39m 34.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −12° 36′ 54″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 50.9 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 7.74); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 77° N. South of latitude 77° 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 1906. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 867.1A, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.65, 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):
- Gl 867.1B 0.00 light-years
- Gl 867.1C 0.21 light-years
- PSO J341.7509-15.1075 7.76 light-years
- HIP 112974 10.2 light-years
- HIP 113026 10.9 light-years
- HIP 113771 11.7 light-years
- HIP 112504 11.9 light-years
- PSO J342.3797-16.4665 12.3 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.