Star · ?
GJ 1102A
GJ 1102A is a white dwarf of spectral type ? in the constellation Canis Minor, 59.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Canis Minor |
|---|---|
| Distance | 59.2 light-years (18.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 16.69 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 15.40 |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Surface temperature | 8,000 K |
| Luminosity | 6.27 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.012 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.6 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 50m 15.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +7° 11′ 41″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 155.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 16.69. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 83° S. 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 1967. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 1102A, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.12, 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):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.