Star · ?
GJ 4053
GJ 4053 is a main-sequence star of spectral type ? in the constellation Draco, 24.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Draco |
|---|---|
| Distance | 24.9 light-years (7.64 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.48 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 14.06 |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Surface temperature | 3,360 K |
| Luminosity | 0.00152 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.115 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.113 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 18h 18m 55.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +66° 11′ 31″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 22.5 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.48. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 24° S. North of latitude 24° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in June, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 2001. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 442 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 4053, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 4.25, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Dorado. 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.