Star · M4
GJ 4284
GJ 4284 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4 in the constellation Aquarius, 72.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Aquarius |
|---|---|
| Distance | 72.3 light-years (22.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.83 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 13.10 |
| Spectral type | M4 |
| Surface temperature | 3,520 K |
| Luminosity | 0.00275 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.141 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.146 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 34m 54.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −1° 05′ 06″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 117.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.83. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 89° N. 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 1954. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 4284, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.56, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Sextans. 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.