Star · M3
GJ 9120
GJ 9120 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M3 in the constellation Taurus, 83.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Taurus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 83.8 light-years (25.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.10 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 11.05 |
| Spectral type | M3 |
| Surface temperature | 3,850 K |
| Luminosity | 0.011 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.236 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.267 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 39m 40.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +25° 28′ 54″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 75.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.10. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 65° S. North of latitude 65° 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 1942. 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 9120, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.88, 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):
- GJ 3242 0.19 light-years
- 2MASP J0345432+254023 3.02 light-years
- WISE J033651.90+282628.8 4.92 light-years
- 2MASSW J0355419+225702 6.61 light-years
- HIP 15323 11.0 light-years
- Gl 157.1 11.1 light-years
- WISEPA J030724.57+290447.6 11.8 light-years
- GJ 3216 12.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.