Star · K9V
Gl 912
Gl 912 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K9V in the constellation Aquarius, 58.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 117966 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aquarius |
| Distance | 58.3 light-years (17.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.14 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 9.88 |
| Spectral type | K9V |
| Surface temperature | 3,850 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0329 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.408 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.426 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 55m 39.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −6° 08′ 33″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 54.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.14. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 84° N. 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 1968. 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 912, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.09, 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 4367 4.61 light-years
- WISEPC J234841.10-102844.4 5.16 light-years
- GJ 4355 5.28 light-years
- GJ 4379B 6.96 light-years
- GJ 3016 8.97 light-years
- GJ 4378A 9.71 light-years
- CWISE J002727.44-012101.7 9.79 light-years
- 2MASSI J0034568-070601 10.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.