Star · ?
GJ 1215
GJ 1215 is a main-sequence star of spectral type ? in the constellation Ophiuchus, 40.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Ophiuchus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 40.3 light-years (12.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.10 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 14.64 |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Surface temperature | 3,300 K |
| Luminosity | 0.001 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.097 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.0941 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 17m 43.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +11° 40′ 08″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 33.2 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.10. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 78° S. North of latitude 78° 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 1986. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 716 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 1215, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.29, 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):
- GJ 1210 3.85 light-years
- GJ 3981 4.28 light-years
- Gl 688 7.84 light-years
- 2MASS J17545447+1649196 8.47 light-years
- Gl 678.1A 8.55 light-years
- Rasalhague 8.88 light-years
- GJ 3997 8.90 light-years
- Onkaria 9.03 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.