Star · K5V
GJ 1244
GJ 1244 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K5V in the constellation Pavo, 76.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 98106 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pavo |
| Distance | 76.8 light-years (23.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.40 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 6.54 |
| Spectral type | K5V |
| Surface temperature | 4,610 K |
| Luminosity | 0.352 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.931 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.77 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 19h 56m 16.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −72° 21′ 52″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 36.0 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.40); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 18° N. South of latitude 18° S it never sets. 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 1949. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 1244, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.69, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Camelopardalis. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 4121 6.69 light-years
- Gl 818.1B 10.1 light-years
- Gl 818.1A 10.1 light-years
- HIP 107022 10.8 light-years
- SIPS J2150-7520B 11.6 light-years
- HD 207496 12.2 light-years
- GJ 4045 12.2 light-years
- WISEA J212510.91-730758.8 12.3 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.