Star · M0 V
GJ 160.2
GJ 160.2 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M0 V in the constellation Eridanus, 84.4 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | Gl 160.2 · HIP 19165 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Distance | 84.4 light-years (25.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.70 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 7.64 |
| Spectral type | M0 V |
| Surface temperature | 4,350 K |
| Luminosity | 0.16 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.655 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.69 M☉ |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 06m 34.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −20° 51′ 11″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 99.0 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.70. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 69° N. South of latitude 69° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in November, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1942. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 160.2, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.89, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Hercules. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- GJ 160.2 b 5.24-day orbit · 3.17 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 18115 7.78 light-years
- 2MASSI J0428510-225323 8.25 light-years
- GJ 3260 9.30 light-years
- Gl 149B 9.72 light-years
- Gl 149A 9.73 light-years
- SIMP J04005763-1322024 13.5 light-years
- 2MASS J03264225-2102057 14.0 light-years
- 2MASSI J0408290-145033 15.2 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.