Star · K1V
GJ 1175
GJ 1175 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K1V in the constellation Centaurus, 51.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 66765 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Centaurus |
| Distance | 51.2 light-years (15.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.92 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.94 |
| Spectral type | K1V |
| Surface temperature | 5,120 K |
| Luminosity | 0.47 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.871 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.828 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 41m 04.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −34° 27′ 51″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 21.0 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 6.92); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 56° N. South of latitude 56° 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 1975. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 908 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 1175, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.81, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Triangulum. 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.