Star · K0
GJ 9106
GJ 9106 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K0 in the constellation Aries, 133.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 13678 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aries |
| Distance | 133.7 light-years (41.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.03 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.97 |
| Spectral type | K0 |
| Surface temperature | 5,250 K |
| Luminosity | 0.438 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.799 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.813 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 56m 12.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +13° 54′ 47″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 23.0 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.03. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 76° S. North of latitude 76° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in November, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1892. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 9106, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.89, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Libra. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- 38 Ari 8.45 light-years
- HIP 14614 8.71 light-years
- HIP 13750 11.9 light-years
- HIP 12642 13.5 light-years
- HIP 15062 14.3 light-years
- PSO J049.1124+17.0885 14.8 light-years
- HIP 13679 15.1 light-years
- HIP 14175 16.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.