Star · K9V
GJ 1046
GJ 1046 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K9V in the constellation Fornax, 49.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 10812 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Fornax |
| Distance | 49.7 light-years (15.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.59 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 10.67 |
| Spectral type | K9V |
| Surface temperature | 3,780 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0173 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.307 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.324 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 19m 09.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −36° 46′ 42″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 124.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.59. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 53° N. South of latitude 53° 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 1976. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 882 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 1046, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.75, 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):
- GJ 3148A 7.64 light-years
- Gl 91 8.86 light-years
- Gl 130 9.38 light-years
- WISEPC J022322.39-293258.1 10.9 light-years
- 2MASS J03185403-3421292 11.0 light-years
- Gl 95 11.7 light-years
- Gl 127B 11.9 light-years
- CWISE J011952.82-450231.2 12.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.