Star · G5
GJ 9376
GJ 9376 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G5 in the constellation Centaurus, 280.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 58053 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Centaurus |
| Distance | 280.8 light-years (86.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.97 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 6.29 |
| Spectral type | G5 |
| Surface temperature | 4,940 K |
| Luminosity | 0.366 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.825 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.778 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 54m 24.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −51° 23′ 12″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 145.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.97. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 39° N. South of latitude 39° S it never sets. 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 1745. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 9376, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.51, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cassiopeia. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 58226 3.63 light-years
- HIP 57216 10.0 light-years
- HIP 57052 11.3 light-years
- HIP 56540 17.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.