Star · G5V
GJ 1262
GJ 1262 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G5V in the constellation Pavo, 67.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 105712 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pavo |
| Distance | 67.9 light-years (20.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.98 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.39 |
| Spectral type | G5V |
| Surface temperature | 5,520 K |
| Luminosity | 0.686 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.904 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.91 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 21h 24m 40.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −68° 13′ 40″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 33.3 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 6.98); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 22° N. South of latitude 22° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in August, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1958. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 1262, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.42, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Ursa Major. 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.