Star · M3
Gl 874
Gl 874 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M3 in the constellation Grus, 70.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Grus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 70.4 light-years (21.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.92 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 10.25 |
| Spectral type | M3 |
| Surface temperature | 3,820 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0241 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.353 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.375 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 48m 17.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −36° 47′ 24″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 82.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.92. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 53° N. South of latitude 53° 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 1956. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 874, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.50, 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 112312 4.96 light-years
- GJ 4271 8.42 light-years
- Gl 851.2 9.86 light-years
- HIP 112978 10.1 light-years
- 2MASS J23224684-3133231 11.8 light-years
- GJ 4272 12.7 light-years
- GJ 4353 13.3 light-years
- HIP 111983 13.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.