Star · ?
GJ 1270
GJ 1270 is a main-sequence star of spectral type ? in the constellation Lacerta, 45.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Lacerta |
|---|---|
| Distance | 45.9 light-years (14.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.25 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 12.51 |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Surface temperature | 3,580 K |
| Luminosity | 0.00426 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.17 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.176 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 29m 46.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +41° 28′ 52″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 85.0 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.25. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 49° S. North of latitude 49° 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 1980. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 814 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 1270, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.57, 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):
- WISEA J220304.18+461923.4 5.86 light-years
- Gl 856A 8.49 light-years
- 2MASS J23254530+4251488 8.58 light-years
- Gl 856B 8.59 light-years
- 2MASSI J2254188+312349 8.93 light-years
- GJ 4338B 9.47 light-years
- Gl 875.1 9.48 light-years
- GJ 4337A 9.63 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.