Star · K5V
GJ 1094
GJ 1094 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K5V in the constellation Monoceros, 62.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 33955 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Monoceros |
| Distance | 62.3 light-years (19.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.38 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 6.97 |
| Spectral type | K5V |
| Surface temperature | 4,560 K |
| Luminosity | 0.243 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.789 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.702 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 02m 42.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −6° 47′ 58″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 45.6 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.38); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 83° N. It stands highest at midnight in January, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1964. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 1094, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.24, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Aquila. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 261 5.18 light-years
- WISE J064528.38-030248.2 6.42 light-years
- WISEA J071552.38-114532.9 7.23 light-years
- GJ 3410 11.2 light-years
- Gl 263 11.6 light-years
- GJ 3450B 12.3 light-years
- Gl 256 12.3 light-years
- Gl 231.3 13.3 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.