Star · ?
GJ 1118
GJ 1118 is a main-sequence star of spectral type ? in the constellation Pyxis, 61.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Pyxis |
|---|---|
| Distance | 61.4 light-years (18.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.80 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 12.43 |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Surface temperature | 3,590 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0045 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.173 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.181 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 59m 05.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −31° 13′ 16″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 108.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.80. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 59° N. South of latitude 59° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in February, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1965. 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 1118, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.20, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cygnus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 43947 1.59 light-years
- CWISE J084506.51-330532.7 5.17 light-years
- GJ 1126B 7.82 light-years
- GJ 1126A 7.82 light-years
- WISE J091408.96-345941.5 8.49 light-years
- Gl 314A 10.9 light-years
- Gl 314B 10.9 light-years
- Gl 351B 12.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.