Star · ?
GJ 1068
GJ 1068 is a main-sequence star of spectral type ? in the constellation Dorado, 23.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Dorado |
|---|---|
| Distance | 23.2 light-years (7.11 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.58 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 14.32 |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Surface temperature | 3,240 K |
| Luminosity | 0.00151 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.123 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.112 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 10m 27.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −53° 36′ 14″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 90.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.58. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 36° N. South of latitude 36° 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 2003. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 411 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 1068, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 4.09, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Draco. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- WISE J035000.32-565830.2 4.96 light-years
- 2MASS J03480772-6022270 5.14 light-years
- 82 G. Eri 6.09 light-years
- DENIS-P J025503.3-470049 8.61 light-years
- 2MASS J03400942-6724051 9.87 light-years
- p Eridani 9.95 light-years
- p Eridani 9.96 light-years
- WISEU J050305.68-564834.0 10.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.