Star · K4V
Gl 879
Gl 879 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K4V in the constellation Piscis Austrinus, 24.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 113283 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Piscis Austrinus |
| Distance | 24.8 light-years (7.60 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.48 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 7.08 |
| Spectral type | K4V |
| Surface temperature | 4,530 K |
| Luminosity | 0.227 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.774 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.69 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 56m 24.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −31° 33′ 56″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 14.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.48). 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 September, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 2001. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 440 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 879, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 4.23, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Leo Minor. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.