Star · M5.5 V
GJ 1061
GJ 1061 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M5.5 V in the constellation Horologium, 12.0 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 3 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Horologium |
|---|---|
| Distance | 12.0 light-years (3.67 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.03 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 15.20 |
| Spectral type | M5.5 V |
| Surface temperature | 2,950 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0017 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.156 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.12 M☉ |
| Age | 7.0 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.08 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 35m 58.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −44° 30′ 43″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 24.7 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.03. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 45° N. South of latitude 45° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in November, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 2014. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 213 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 1061, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 2.66, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Boötes. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Planets
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Kapteyn's Star 3.75 light-years
- DENIS-P J025503.3-470049 4.30 light-years
- Ran 6.92 light-years
- Gl 65A 7.11 light-years
- Gl 65B 7.13 light-years
- WISE J035000.32-565830.2 7.29 light-years
- τ Cet 7.59 light-years
- 82 G. Eri 7.77 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.