Star · K8V
GJ 4122
GJ 4122 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K8V in the constellation Cygnus, 44.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 97241 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cygnus |
| Distance | 44.9 light-years (13.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.61 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 9.92 |
| Spectral type | K8V |
| Surface temperature | 3,990 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0268 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.343 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.393 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 19h 45m 49.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +32° 23′ 14″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 32.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.61. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 58° S. North of latitude 58° N 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 1981. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 796 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 4122, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.52, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Puppis. 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.