Star · K2V
Gl 895.4
Gl 895.4 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K2V in the constellation Cassiopeia, 54.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 116085 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cassiopeia |
| Distance | 54.9 light-years (16.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.76 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.63 |
| Spectral type | K2V |
| Surface temperature | 5,170 K |
| Luminosity | 0.616 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.98 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.886 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 31m 22.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +59° 09′ 56″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 92.3 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 6.76); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 31° S. North of latitude 31° 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 1971. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 975 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 895.4, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.96, 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):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.