Star · G0V
GJ 9046
GJ 9046 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G0V in the constellation Phoenix, 345.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 5802 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Phoenix |
| Distance | 345.7 light-years (106.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.49 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.36 |
| Spectral type | G0V |
| Surface temperature | 6,140 K |
| Luminosity | 3.97 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.76 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.41 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 14m 25.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −41° 53′ 39″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 61.6 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.49); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 48° N. South of latitude 48° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in October, 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 9046, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.96, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Canes Venatici. 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.