Star · M5
GJ 1286
GJ 1286 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M5 in the constellation Pisces, 23.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Pisces |
|---|---|
| Distance | 23.4 light-years (7.18 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.69 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 15.41 |
| Spectral type | M5 |
| Surface temperature | 3,210 K |
| Luminosity | 5.95 × 10⁻⁴ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0788 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 35m 10.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −2° 23′ 25″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 39.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.69. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 88° 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 2003. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 415 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 1286, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 4.11, 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):
- WISEA J235402.79+024014.1 3.27 light-years
- Gl 908 4.68 light-years
- GJ 1276 6.67 light-years
- GJ 1002 8.23 light-years
- 96 G. Psc 8.25 light-years
- 2MASS J00345157+0523050 8.45 light-years
- Gl 880 8.49 light-years
- GJ 4360 8.76 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.