Star · G7V
GJ 1180
GJ 1180 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G7V in the constellation Boötes, 904.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 67692 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Distance | 904.0 light-years (277.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.94 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.73 |
| Spectral type | G7V |
| Surface temperature | 5,440 K |
| Luminosity | 3.25 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.03 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.34 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 51m 59.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +26° 38′ 11″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 66.2 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.94. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 63° S. North of latitude 63° N 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 1122. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 16 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 1180, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.04, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Fornax. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.