Star · K4V
Gl 886
Gl 886 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K4V in the constellation Aquarius, 52.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 113718 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aquarius |
| Distance | 52.7 light-years (16.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 7.48 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 6.44 |
| Spectral type | K4V |
| Surface temperature | 4,880 K |
| Luminosity | 0.331 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.804 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.759 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 01m 51.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −3° 50′ 55″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 56.4 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 7.48); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 86° N. 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 1973. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 936 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 886, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.87, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Leo. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 875 6.61 light-years
- Gl 889.1 6.90 light-years
- GJ 4282 8.95 light-years
- WISE J230133.32+021635.0 9.69 light-years
- 2MASS J23185497-1301106 9.83 light-years
- GJ 4283 9.96 light-years
- Gl 899 10.4 light-years
- WISEA J224319.56-145857.3 11.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.