Star · M1
Gl 894.1
Gl 894.1 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M1 in the constellation Andromeda, 77.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 115058 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Distance | 77.6 light-years (23.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.92 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 9.04 |
| Spectral type | M1 |
| Surface temperature | 3,900 K |
| Luminosity | 0.067 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.568 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.509 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 18m 17.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +46° 17′ 22″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 40.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.92. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 44° S. North of latitude 44° 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 1948. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 894.1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.71, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Centaurus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 114456 2.18 light-years
- WISE J233527.07+451140.9 5.51 light-years
- GJ 4351 5.53 light-years
- 7 And 5.63 light-years
- Gl 894.4 8.22 light-years
- λ And 8.41 light-years
- 2MASSI J2238074+435317 10.6 light-years
- GJ 4382 11.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.