Star · M
GJ 1156
GJ 1156 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M in the constellation Virgo, 21.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Virgo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 21.1 light-years (6.46 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.81 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 14.76 |
| Spectral type | M |
| Surface temperature | 3,300 K |
| Luminosity | 8.99 × 10⁻⁴ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0918 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.0898 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 19m 00.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +11° 07′ 31″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 39.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.81. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 79° S. North of latitude 79° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 2005. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 374 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 1156, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 3.88, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cetus. 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.