Star · ?
Gl 895.2
Gl 895.2 is a white dwarf of spectral type ? in the constellation Pisces, 57.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Pisces |
|---|---|
| Distance | 57.2 light-years (17.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.04 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 11.82 |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Surface temperature | 8,490 K |
| Luminosity | 0.00178 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.012 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.6 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 28m 47.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +5° 14′ 49″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 52.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.04. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 85° S. 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 1969. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 895.2, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.05, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Leo. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 889.1 6.31 light-years
- GJ 4370 6.92 light-years
- GJ 4383 7.87 light-years
- WISE J230133.32+021635.0 8.23 light-years
- GJ 4329 10.1 light-years
- GJ 4319 10.2 light-years
- WISE J235716.49+122741.8 10.7 light-years
- WISEPC J234446.25+103415.8 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.