Star · ?
GJ 1221
GJ 1221 is a main-sequence star of spectral type ? in the constellation Draco, 20.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Draco |
|---|---|
| Distance | 20.3 light-years (6.21 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.15 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 15.18 |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Surface temperature | 6,880 K |
| Luminosity | 7.17 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00596 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 48m 14.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +70° 52′ 28″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 49.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.15. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 19° S. North of latitude 19° 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 2006. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 359 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 1221, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 3.80, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Mensa. 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.