Star · M0V
GJ 1294A
GJ 1294A is a main-sequence star of spectral type M0V in the constellation Tucana, 49.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 169 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Tucana |
| Distance | 49.6 light-years (15.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.24 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 8.33 |
| Spectral type | M0V |
| Surface temperature | 3,970 K |
| Luminosity | 0.118 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.728 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.586 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 02m 08.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −68° 16′ 51″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 35.0 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.24. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 22° N. South of latitude 22° 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 1976. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 879 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 1294A, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.74, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Draco. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 3 3.93 light-years
- GJ 1279 4.37 light-years
- WISE J230228.68-713441.6 5.32 light-years
- LHS 3844 6.32 light-years
- WISEPA J234351.20-741847.0 6.82 light-years
- GJ 3006 7.77 light-years
- Gl 865 9.59 light-years
- GJ 1264 11.3 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.