Star · M2
Gl 880
Gl 880 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M2 in the constellation Pegasus, 22.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 113296 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Distance | 22.4 light-years (6.87 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.68 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 9.50 |
| Spectral type | M2 |
| Surface temperature | 3,780 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0508 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.524 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.475 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 56m 34.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +16° 33′ 13″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 44.7 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.68); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 73° S. North of latitude 73° N 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 2004. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 397 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 880, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 4.01, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Crater. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 896 A 3.90 light-years
- Gl 896B 3.92 light-years
- WISE J220905.73+271143.9 6.09 light-years
- Gl 908 7.59 light-years
- Gl 829 8.04 light-years
- GJ 1286 8.49 light-years
- WISEA J235402.79+024014.1 8.49 light-years
- GJ 4247 10.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.