Star · ?
GJ 1242
GJ 1242 is a main-sequence star of spectral type ? in the constellation Aquila, 75.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Aquila |
|---|---|
| Distance | 75.3 light-years (23.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.88 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 11.06 |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Surface temperature | 3,650 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0145 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.301 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.301 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 19h 41m 53.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +3° 09′ 08″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 60.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.88. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 87° S. It stands highest at midnight in July, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1951. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 1242, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.65, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Monoceros. It would be invisible 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.