Star · K7
GJ 4060
GJ 4060 is a supergiant star of spectral type K7 in the constellation Pavo, 2,563 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 91024 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pavo |
| Distance | 2,563 light-years (785.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.54 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.06 |
| Spectral type | K7 |
| Surface temperature | 3,900 K |
| Luminosity | 259 L☉ |
| Radius | 35.2 R☉ |
| Mass | 4.44 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 18h 34m 07.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −62° 44′ 37″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 14.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.54. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 27° N. South of latitude 27° S 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 538 BC. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 45 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 4060, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 14.31, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Camelopardalis. 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.