Star · K2V
GJ 1165
GJ 1165 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K2V in the constellation Corvus, 83.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 62505 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Corvus |
| Distance | 83.2 light-years (25.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 7.93 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.90 |
| Spectral type | K2V |
| Surface temperature | 4,880 K |
| Luminosity | 0.546 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.04 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.86 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 48m 32.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −15° 43′ 10″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 12.3 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 7.93); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 74° N. South of latitude 74° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in April, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1943. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 1165, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.86, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pisces. It would be invisible 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.