Star · G2V
Gl 886.1B
Gl 886.1B is a main-sequence star of spectral type G2V in the constellation Andromeda, 349.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Andromeda |
|---|---|
| Distance | 349.6 light-years (107.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.80 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.65 |
| Spectral type | G2V |
| Surface temperature | 5,780 K |
| Luminosity | 3.22 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.79 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.34 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 02m 36.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +42° 45′ 27″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 24.5 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.80); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 47° S. North of latitude 47° 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 1676. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 6.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 886.1B, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.98, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Vela. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.