Star · G8V
Gl 95
Gl 95 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G8V in the constellation Fornax, 41.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 10798 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Fornax |
| Distance | 41.9 light-years (12.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.33 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.79 |
| Spectral type | G8V |
| Surface temperature | 5,520 K |
| Luminosity | 0.475 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.754 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.83 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 18m 58.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −25° 56′ 44″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 31.0 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.33). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 64° N. South of latitude 64° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1984. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 743 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 95, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.37, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Boötes. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- WISEPC J022322.39-293258.1 3.03 light-years
- GJ 3148A 4.22 light-years
- Gl 91 4.52 light-years
- GJ 3149B 5.92 light-years
- Gl 79 7.45 light-years
- 2MASSI J0243137-245329 8.17 light-years
- WISE J030449.03-270508.3 8.27 light-years
- τ¹ Eri 8.71 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.