Star · M2
Gl 883
Gl 883 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M2 in the constellation Aquarius, 84.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 113552 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aquarius |
| Distance | 84.8 light-years (26.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.57 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 8.50 |
| Spectral type | M2 |
| Surface temperature | 3,950 K |
| Luminosity | 0.104 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.689 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.568 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 59m 53.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −11° 22′ 54″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 46.0 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.57. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 79° N. South of latitude 79° 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 1941. 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 883, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.90, 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):
- HIP 113409 7.17 light-years
- Gl 890 7.40 light-years
- 94 Aqr 7.77 light-years
- Gl 893.1 8.89 light-years
- 2MASS J23211254-1326282 12.0 light-years
- CFBDS J233051.24-084454.6 12.6 light-years
- Gl 862.1 12.6 light-years
- Gl 894.2B 13.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.