Star · K4V
GJ 1190
GJ 1190 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K4V in the constellation Libra, 83.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 74555 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Libra |
| Distance | 83.9 light-years (25.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.84 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 7.79 |
| Spectral type | K4V |
| Surface temperature | 4,480 K |
| Luminosity | 0.122 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.58 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.591 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 13m 59.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −3° 47′ 52″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 144.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.84. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 86° N. It stands highest at midnight in May, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1942. 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 1190, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.88, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cetus. 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.