Star · F7V
GJ 1282
GJ 1282 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F7V in the constellation Tucana, 66.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 114948 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Tucana |
| Distance | 66.7 light-years (20.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.64 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.09 |
| Spectral type | F7V |
| Surface temperature | 6,300 K |
| Luminosity | 2.01 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.19 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.19 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 16m 57.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −62° 00′ 05″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 17.2 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.64). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 28° N. South of latitude 28° S it never sets. 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 1959. 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 1282, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.38, 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):
- GJ 1283 2.83 light-years
- CWISEP J230158.30-645858.3 4.10 light-years
- GJ 1280 8.36 light-years
- γ Tuc 8.65 light-years
- GJ 4273 8.95 light-years
- Gl 857 8.98 light-years
- WISE J223204.50-573010.5 9.08 light-years
- HIP 1031 9.46 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.