Star · M1
GJ 4119
GJ 4119 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M1 in the constellation Sagittarius, 80.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 96998 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Sagittarius |
| Distance | 80.6 light-years (24.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.03 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 8.07 |
| Spectral type | M1 |
| Surface temperature | 4,040 K |
| Luminosity | 0.139 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.762 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.611 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 19h 42m 52.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −45° 04′ 53″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 59.2 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.03. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 45° N. South of latitude 45° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in July, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1945. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 4119, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.79, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Lynx. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- WISEP J195550.11-441514.2 5.50 light-years
- CWISE J200121.21-413606.8 13.6 light-years
- 2MASS J19285196-4356256 13.7 light-years
- GJ 1247 14.4 light-years
- 2MASS J19360187-5502322 14.5 light-years
- Gl 773.6 14.6 light-years
- HIP 99137 15.0 light-years
- GJ 4104 15.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.