Star · G0
GJ 9287A
GJ 9287A is a main-sequence star of spectral type G0 in the constellation Pyxis, 150.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 44874 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pyxis |
| Distance | 150.8 light-years (46.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.77 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.44 |
| Spectral type | G0 |
| Surface temperature | 6,080 K |
| Luminosity | 3.71 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.74 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.39 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 08m 36.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −25° 50′ 22″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 82.8 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 6.77); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 64° N. South of latitude 64° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in February, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1875. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 9287A, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.16, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Vulpecula. 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.