Star · F8
GJ 4296
GJ 4296 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F8 in the constellation Lacerta, 346.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Lacerta |
|---|---|
| Distance | 346.5 light-years (106.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.60 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.47 |
| Spectral type | F8 |
| Surface temperature | 5,980 K |
| Luminosity | 1.46 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.13 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.1 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 47m 31.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +44° 33′ 11″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 48.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.60. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 45° S. North of latitude 45° N it never sets. 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 1680. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 6.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 4296, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.96, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Vela. 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.