Star · G8
Gl 869
Gl 869 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G8 in the constellation Piscis Austrinus, 87.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 111978 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Piscis Austrinus |
| Distance | 87.0 light-years (26.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 7.41 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.28 |
| Spectral type | G8 |
| Surface temperature | 5,310 K |
| Luminosity | 0.806 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.06 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.948 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 40m 55.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −31° 59′ 24″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 48.0 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 7.41); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 58° N. South of latitude 58° 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 1939. 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 869, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.96, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Leo Minor. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 112491 3.42 light-years
- HIP 113590 7.09 light-years
- 2MASSI J2254519-284025 10.1 light-years
- HIP 114455 10.7 light-years
- π PsA 11.7 light-years
- 2MASS J22092183-2711329 14.2 light-years
- DENIS J2308113-272200 15.0 light-years
- GJ 4253 15.1 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.