Star · M1
Lacaille 8760
Lacaille 8760 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M1 in the constellation Microscopium, 12.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | Gl 825 · HIP 105090 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Microscopium |
| Distance | 12.9 light-years (3.97 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.69 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 8.70 |
| Spectral type | M1 |
| Surface temperature | 3,960 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0856 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.623 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.541 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 21h 17m 16.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −38° 52′ 01″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 68.2 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 6.69); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 51° N. South of latitude 51° S 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 230 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Lacaille 8760, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 2.82, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Lynx. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.