Star · M2
Gl 895
Gl 895 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M2 in the constellation Cassiopeia, 43.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 115562 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cassiopeia |
| Distance | 43.2 light-years (13.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.03 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 9.42 |
| Spectral type | M2 |
| Surface temperature | 3,850 K |
| Luminosity | 0.05 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.503 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.473 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 24m 30.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +57° 51′ 16″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 38.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.03. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 32° S. North of latitude 32° 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 1983. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 766 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 895, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.44, 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):
- WISE J003110.04+574936.3 7.43 light-years
- GJ 3036 9.13 light-years
- GJ 1004 10.4 light-years
- WISEP J004701.06+680352.1 10.5 light-years
- Gl 4A 11.0 light-years
- Gl 4B 11.0 light-years
- Gl 2 11.1 light-years
- GJ 4312 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.