Star · ?
GJ 1087
GJ 1087 is a white dwarf of spectral type ? in the constellation Orion, 26.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Orion |
|---|---|
| Distance | 26.5 light-years (8.12 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.10 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 14.55 |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Surface temperature | 8,000 K |
| Luminosity | 1.36 × 10⁻⁴ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.012 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.6 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 56m 25.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +5° 21′ 53″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 39.5 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.10. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 85° 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 2000. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 470 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 1087, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 4.38, 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):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.