Star · ?
GJ 1162
GJ 1162 is a main-sequence star of spectral type ? in the constellation Virgo, 60.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Virgo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 60.9 light-years (18.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.52 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 12.16 |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Surface temperature | 3,650 K |
| Luminosity | 0.00527 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.182 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.194 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 38m 47.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −4° 19′ 29″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 68.5 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.52. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 86° N. 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 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 1162, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.19, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pisces. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 3758 5.95 light-years
- WISE J130141.62-030212.9 6.35 light-years
- GJ 3732B 7.04 light-years
- GJ 3747 7.40 light-years
- GJ 3728B 7.77 light-years
- GJ 3727A 7.77 light-years
- Gl 461A 7.98 light-years
- 2MASSI J1213033-043243 8.68 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.