Star · K0
GJ 9395
GJ 9395 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K0 in the constellation Virgo, 141.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 59519 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 141.7 light-years (43.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.96 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 6.77 |
| Spectral type | K0 |
| Surface temperature | 4,760 K |
| Luminosity | 0.26 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.75 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.714 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 12m 22.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −6° 21′ 35″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 108.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.96. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 84° 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 1884. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 9395, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.02, 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 58558 9.76 light-years
- HIP 58872 13.6 light-years
- HIP 58268 14.1 light-years
- HIP 59905 14.7 light-years
- HD 103720 14.9 light-years
- HIP 59422 16.5 light-years
- ULAS J115338.74-014724.1 16.6 light-years
- HIP 61687 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.