Star · M6
GJ 1111
GJ 1111 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M6 in the constellation Cancer, 11.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Cancer |
|---|---|
| Distance | 11.7 light-years (3.58 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.81 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 17.04 |
| Spectral type | M6 |
| Surface temperature | 3,110 K |
| Luminosity | 1.69 × 10⁻⁴ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0448 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 29m 50.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +26° 46′ 43″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 22.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.81. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 63° S. North of latitude 63° N it never sets. 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 2014. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 207 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 1111, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 2.60, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Capricornus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 280B 4.94 light-years
- Procyon 4.95 light-years
- GJ 3522 5.28 light-years
- GJ 1116B 5.46 light-years
- Luyten's Star 5.48 light-years
- GJ 1116A 5.63 light-years
- Lalande 21185 6.65 light-years
- WISE J085510.83-071442.5 6.98 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.