Star · ?
GJ 9209B
GJ 9209B is a white dwarf of spectral type ? in the constellation Pictor, 117.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Pictor |
|---|---|
| Distance | 117.6 light-years (36.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.09 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 11.30 |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Surface temperature | 11,410 K |
| Luminosity | 0.00445 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.012 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.6 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 16m 18.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −59° 12′ 48″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 67.2 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.09. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 31° N. South of latitude 31° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1908. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 9209B, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.62, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Draco. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.