Star · K9V
GJ 4180
GJ 4180 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K9V in the constellation Equuleus, 88.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 104137 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Equuleus |
| Distance | 88.0 light-years (27.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.13 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 9.98 |
| Spectral type | K9V |
| Surface temperature | 3,720 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0355 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.453 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.434 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 21h 05m 56.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +4° 25′ 42″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 73.5 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.13. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 86° S. It stands highest at midnight in August, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1938. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 4180, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.98, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Hydra. It would be invisible 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.