Star · ?
GJ 1268
GJ 1268 is a main-sequence star of spectral type ? in the constellation Lacerta, 51.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Lacerta |
|---|---|
| Distance | 51.1 light-years (15.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.94 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 13.96 |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Surface temperature | 3,380 K |
| Luminosity | 0.00159 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.116 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.115 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 24m 55.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +52° 00′ 22″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 36.5 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.94. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 38° S. North of latitude 38° N 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 1975. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 907 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 1268, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.81, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Vela. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- 2MASS J21543318+5942187 7.81 light-years
- GJ 4219 8.99 light-years
- WISEA J220304.18+461923.4 9.52 light-years
- GJ 4205 9.71 light-years
- GJ 1270 10.4 light-years
- GJ 1261 10.9 light-years
- Gl 895.4 11.5 light-years
- Gl 895 11.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.