Star · M3.5 V
GJ 896 A
GJ 896 A is a main-sequence star of spectral type M3.5 V in the constellation Pegasus, 20.4 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | Gl 896A · HIP 116132 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Distance | 20.4 light-years (6.26 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.05 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 11.07 |
| Spectral type | M3.5 V |
| Surface temperature | 3,350 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0176 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.395 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.436 M☉ |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 31m 52.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +19° 56′ 15″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 17.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.05. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 70° S. North of latitude 70° N 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 2006. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 362 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 896 A, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 3.81, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Crater. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Planets
- GJ 896 A b 284-day orbit · 13.3 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 896B 0.03 light-years
- Gl 880 3.90 light-years
- Gl 908 6.33 light-years
- WISE J220905.73+271143.9 7.15 light-years
- WISE J004945.61+215120.0 7.46 light-years
- WISEA J235402.79+024014.1 8.38 light-years
- GJ 1286 8.98 light-years
- Gl 873 9.19 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.