Star · ?
GJ 1218
GJ 1218 is a main-sequence star of spectral type ? in the constellation Ara, 53.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Ara |
|---|---|
| Distance | 53.7 light-years (16.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.68 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 11.60 |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Surface temperature | 3,820 K |
| Luminosity | 0.00695 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.19 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.218 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 28m 11.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −62° 27′ 33″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 81.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.68. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 28° N. South of latitude 28° S 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 1972. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 953 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 1218, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.91, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Camelopardalis. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- WISEA J175328.55-590447.6 4.38 light-years
- 2MASS J17534518-6559559 4.77 light-years
- ι Pav 6.47 light-years
- GJ 4079 9.04 light-years
- Gl 656 9.25 light-years
- GJ 676 A 10.1 light-years
- Gl 676B 10.1 light-years
- Gl 714 10.2 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.