Star · ?
GJ 1276
GJ 1276 is a white dwarf of spectral type ? in the constellation Aquarius, 27.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Aquarius |
|---|---|
| Distance | 27.8 light-years (8.54 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.65 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 15.99 |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Surface temperature | 8,000 K |
| Luminosity | 3.62 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.012 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.6 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 53m 53.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −6° 46′ 57″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 104.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.65. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 83° N. It stands highest at midnight in September, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1998. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 494 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 1276, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 4.49, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Leo. 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.