Star · F3
GJ 1195
GJ 1195 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F3 in the constellation Libra, 200.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 76976 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Libra |
| Distance | 200.5 light-years (61.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 7.20 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.26 |
| Spectral type | F3 |
| Surface temperature | 6,460 K |
| Luminosity | 4.27 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.65 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.44 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 43m 03.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −10° 56′ 01″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 377.4 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 7.20); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 79° N. South of latitude 79° S it never sets. 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 1825. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 1195, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.77, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Taurus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 77019 6.46 light-years
- HIP 77262 8.08 light-years
- HIP 76804 10.3 light-years
- HIP 77883 12.8 light-years
- HIP 77547 15.2 light-years
- HIP 75962 15.5 light-years
- HIP 78059 18.3 light-years
- HIP 75310 18.5 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.