Star · M
Gl 895.1
Gl 895.1 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M in the constellation Grus, 104.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 115648 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Grus |
| Distance | 104.1 light-years (31.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.27 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 8.75 |
| Spectral type | M |
| Surface temperature | 3,900 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0868 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.645 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.543 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 25m 42.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −45° 36′ 35″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 71.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.27. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 44° N. South of latitude 44° S 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 1922. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.8 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 895.1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.35, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Ursa Major. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- 2MASS J23155665-4747315 6.16 light-years
- Gl 894 7.76 light-years
- Gl 895.3 8.85 light-years
- HIP 114382 11.4 light-years
- HD 216435 12.1 light-years
- φ Gru 12.2 light-years
- HIP 112515 12.4 light-years
- GJ 4372 12.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.