Star · M0
GJ 9356
GJ 9356 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M0 in the constellation Leo, 108.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 55132 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo |
| Distance | 108.2 light-years (33.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.73 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 7.13 |
| Spectral type | M0 |
| Surface temperature | 4,390 K |
| Luminosity | 0.24 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.849 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.7 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 17m 13.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −1° 58′ 55″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 89.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.73. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 88° N. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1918. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.9 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 9356, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.43, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pisces. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 56367 9.71 light-years
- HD 97037 10.9 light-years
- SIMP J11220855+0343193 11.6 light-years
- SDSS J112615.25+012048.2 14.8 light-years
- GJ 3644 15.1 light-years
- HIP 57629 15.5 light-years
- HIP 54002 16.3 light-years
- HD 92788 17.2 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.