Star · M2V
Kruger 60
Kruger 60 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M2V in the constellation Cepheus, 13.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | Gl 860A · HIP 110893 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cepheus |
| Distance | 13.1 light-years (4.01 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.59 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 11.57 |
| Spectral type | M2V |
| Surface temperature | 3,630 K |
| Luminosity | 0.00931 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.244 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.248 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 27m 59.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +57° 41′ 45″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 36.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.59. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 32° S. North of latitude 32° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in August, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 2013. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 232 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Kruger 60, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 2.85, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Carina. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 860B 0.03 light-years
- Ross 248 4.53 light-years
- Gl 873 4.88 light-years
- Gl 15B 4.90 light-years
- Groombridge 34 4.90 light-years
- 61 Cyg 5.16 light-years
- 61 Cyg 5.16 light-years
- Struve 2398 A 6.23 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.