Star · F6V
GJ 9394
GJ 9394 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F6V in the constellation Virgo, 437.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 59490 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 437.9 light-years (134.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.17 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.53 |
| Spectral type | F6V |
| Surface temperature | 6,530 K |
| Luminosity | 1.32 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.896 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.07 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 12m 01.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +13° 15′ 41″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 327.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.17. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 77° S. North of latitude 77° N 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 1588. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 7.8 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 9394, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 10.47, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cetus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.