Star · ?
GJ 1208
GJ 1208 is a white dwarf of spectral type ? in the constellation Hercules, 68.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Hercules |
|---|---|
| Distance | 68.5 light-years (21.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.06 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 12.45 |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Surface temperature | 8,000 K |
| Luminosity | 9.46 × 10⁻⁴ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.012 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.6 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 57m 09.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +21° 26′ 39″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 73.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.06. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 69° S. North of latitude 69° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in June, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1958. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 1208, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.44, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Lepus. 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.