Star · ?
GJ 4371
GJ 4371 is a main-sequence star of spectral type ? in the constellation Aquarius, 83.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Aquarius |
|---|---|
| Distance | 83.4 light-years (25.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.50 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 13.46 |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Surface temperature | 3,650 K |
| Luminosity | 0.00159 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0999 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.115 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 52m 23.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −14° 41′ 26″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 57.7 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.50. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 75° N. South of latitude 75° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in September, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1943. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 4371, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.87, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Leo. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- DENIS J2354599-185221 6.18 light-years
- GJ 4344 7.36 light-years
- HIP 117697 7.79 light-years
- HIP 116819 7.89 light-years
- HIP 669 8.10 light-years
- HIP 118278 8.49 light-years
- 2MASS J00132229-1143006 8.70 light-years
- Gl 907.1A 10.2 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.