Star · K1V
Gl 894.4
Gl 894.4 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K1V in the constellation Andromeda, 69.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 115331 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Distance | 69.9 light-years (21.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 7.36 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.70 |
| Spectral type | K1V |
| Surface temperature | 5,280 K |
| Luminosity | 0.552 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.888 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.862 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 21m 36.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +44° 05′ 52″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 68.4 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 7.36); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 46° S. North of latitude 46° 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 1956. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 894.4, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.49, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Centaurus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 115341 3.73 light-years
- WISE J233527.07+451140.9 5.34 light-years
- GJ 4351 6.35 light-years
- GJ 4354 7.19 light-years
- HIP 114456 7.55 light-years
- Gl 894.1 8.22 light-years
- 2MASSI J2238074+435317 10.5 light-years
- GJ 4324 11.3 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.