Star · M6
Gl 896B
Gl 896B is a main-sequence star of spectral type M6 in the constellation Pegasus, 20.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Pegasus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 20.4 light-years (6.25 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.40 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 13.42 |
| Spectral type | M6 |
| Surface temperature | 3,580 K |
| Luminosity | 0.00184 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.111 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.123 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 31m 52.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +19° 56′ 13″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 16.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.40. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 70° S. North of latitude 70° 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 2006. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 362 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 896B, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 3.81, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Crater. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 896 A 0.03 light-years
- Gl 880 3.92 light-years
- Gl 908 6.32 light-years
- WISE J220905.73+271143.9 7.14 light-years
- WISE J004945.61+215120.0 7.47 light-years
- WISEA J235402.79+024014.1 8.39 light-years
- GJ 1286 8.99 light-years
- Gl 873 9.17 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.