Star · M2V
Gl 908
Gl 908 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M2V in the constellation Pisces, 19.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 117473 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Distance | 19.3 light-years (5.91 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.98 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 10.12 |
| Spectral type | M2V |
| Surface temperature | 3,850 K |
| Luminosity | 0.026 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.361 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.387 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 49m 12.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +2° 24′ 05″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 81.3 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.98); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 88° 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 2007. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 342 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 908, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 3.69, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Virgo. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 1286 4.68 light-years
- GJ 1002 4.79 light-years
- WISEA J235402.79+024014.1 5.63 light-years
- Gl 896B 6.32 light-years
- GJ 896 A 6.33 light-years
- GJ 1005A 6.75 light-years
- Van Maanen's Star 6.79 light-years
- 96 G. Psc 7.53 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.