Star · ?
GJ 1204
GJ 1204 is a main-sequence star of spectral type ? in the constellation Hercules, 49.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Hercules |
|---|---|
| Distance | 49.3 light-years (15.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.80 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 12.90 |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Surface temperature | 3,580 K |
| Luminosity | 0.00296 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.141 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.151 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 36m 05.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +8° 48′ 38″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 38.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.80. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 81° S. 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 1977. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 875 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 1204, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.73, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Eridanus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 3960 1.48 light-years
- GJ 3972 7.40 light-years
- Gl 626 8.17 light-years
- GJ 2128 8.65 light-years
- 2MASSW J1632291+190441 8.85 light-years
- Onkaria 8.99 light-years
- GJ 3981 9.17 light-years
- SDSS J163022.92+081822.0 9.19 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.