Star · K5V
GJ 2041
GJ 2041 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K5V in the constellation Orion, 1,281 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 25135 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Orion |
| Distance | 1,281 light-years (392.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.77 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.80 |
| Spectral type | K5V |
| Surface temperature | 4,620 K |
| Luminosity | 69.1 L☉ |
| Radius | 13 R☉ |
| Mass | 3.05 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 22m 45.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +0° 12′ 34″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 48.1 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.77); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 90° N. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 745. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 23 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 2041, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.80, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Ophiuchus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.