Star · M4.5 V
GJ 1132
GJ 1132 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4.5 V in the constellation Vela, 41.1 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 2 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Vela |
|---|---|
| Distance | 41.1 light-years (12.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.50 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 13.00 |
| Spectral type | M4.5 V |
| Surface temperature | 3,230 K |
| Luminosity | 0.00477 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.221 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.195 M☉ |
| Age | 5.0 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.17 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 14m 52.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −47° 09′ 15″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 67.7 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.50. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 43° N. South of latitude 43° 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 1985. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 729 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 1132, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.33, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Lacerta. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Planets
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- 2MASS J10073369-4555147 4.11 light-years
- Gl 370 5.74 light-years
- CWISE J092503.20-472013.8 8.26 light-years
- HIP 52190 8.98 light-years
- Gl 375 9.56 light-years
- GJ 422 9.99 light-years
- Gl 422 10.2 light-years
- Añañuca 10.9 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.