Star · K7V
GJ 1173
GJ 1173 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K7V in the constellation Virgo, 62.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Virgo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 62.8 light-years (19.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.28 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 8.86 |
| Spectral type | K7V |
| Surface temperature | 3,890 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0801 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.624 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.532 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 35m 24.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −0° 23′ 21″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 17.7 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.28. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 90° N. 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 1963. 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 1173, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.25, 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):
- GJ 3796 4.50 light-years
- SDSSp J132629.82-003831.5 5.94 light-years
- GJ 3809A 6.03 light-years
- GJ 1172 6.86 light-years
- SDSS J133148.92-011651.4 6.90 light-years
- GJ 3772 7.58 light-years
- HD 114783 8.95 light-years
- GJ 3781A 9.73 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.