Star · M2
GJ 1062
GJ 1062 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M2 in the constellation Eridanus, 52.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Eridanus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 52.7 light-years (16.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.01 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 11.97 |
| Spectral type | M2 |
| Surface temperature | 3,570 K |
| Luminosity | 0.00716 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.222 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.221 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 38m 15.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −11° 29′ 06″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 273.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.01. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 79° N. South of latitude 79° 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 1973. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 935 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 1062, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.87, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Serpens. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 3256 5.72 light-years
- Gl 156 5.80 light-years
- Gl 141 6.79 light-years
- GJ 3218 6.95 light-years
- PSO J052.7214-03.8409 7.77 light-years
- Gaia J041246.85-073416.8 8.90 light-years
- HIP 17695 9.42 light-years
- HIP 17420 9.81 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.