Star · M5V
GJ 1080
GJ 1080 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M5V in the constellation Orion, 68.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Orion |
|---|---|
| Distance | 68.7 light-years (21.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.80 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 11.18 |
| Spectral type | M5V |
| Surface temperature | 3,650 K |
| Luminosity | 0.013 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.285 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.287 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 28m 13.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +2° 58′ 16″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 115.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.80. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 87° S. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1957. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 1080, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.45, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Ophiuchus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 25119 4.42 light-years
- GJ 3339 7.56 light-years
- 2MASS J05012406-0010452 8.86 light-years
- GJ 3328 8.92 light-years
- GJ 3368 9.60 light-years
- GJ 3354B 9.86 light-years
- GJ 3353A 9.86 light-years
- 2MASS J05160945-0445499 9.92 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.