Star · ?
GJ 2012
GJ 2012 is a white dwarf of spectral type ? in the constellation Cetus, 29.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Cetus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 29.7 light-years (9.10 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.53 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 14.74 |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Surface temperature | 8,000 K |
| Luminosity | 1.15 × 10⁻⁴ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.012 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.6 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 41m 25.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −22° 21′ 02″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 25.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.53. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 68° N. South of latitude 68° 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 1996. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 526 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 2012, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 4.62, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Coma Berenices. 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.