Star · ?
GJ 1211
GJ 1211 is a white dwarf of spectral type ? in the constellation Ophiuchus, 58.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Ophiuchus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 58.2 light-years (17.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.19 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 13.93 |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Surface temperature | 8,000 K |
| Luminosity | 2.41 × 10⁻⁴ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.012 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.6 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 08m 07.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +2° 57′ 30″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 33.7 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.19. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 87° S. 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 1968. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 1211, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.09, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Orion. 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.