Star · K8
Gl 907.1A
Gl 907.1A is a main-sequence star of spectral type K8 in the constellation Aquarius, 93.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 117410 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aquarius |
| Distance | 93.2 light-years (28.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.59 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 7.31 |
| Spectral type | K8 |
| Surface temperature | 4,220 K |
| Luminosity | 0.233 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.901 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.695 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 48m 25.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −12° 59′ 15″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 33.2 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.59. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 77° N. South of latitude 77° 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 1933. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 907.1A, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.11, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Leo. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- WISEA J000458.47-133655.1 6.82 light-years
- HIP 669 9.17 light-years
- GJ 4371 10.2 light-years
- 2MASS J23211254-1326282 10.8 light-years
- 2MASS J23440624-0733282 10.8 light-years
- CFBDS J233051.24-084454.6 10.8 light-years
- WISEPC J000849.76-173922.6 11.1 light-years
- HIP 116819 12.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.