Star · F5V
GJ 9417
GJ 9417 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F5V in the constellation Ursa Major, 85.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 62512 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Distance | 85.4 light-years (26.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.83 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.74 |
| Spectral type | F5V |
| Surface temperature | 6,540 K |
| Luminosity | 2.73 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.29 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.29 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 48m 39.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +60° 19′ 12″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 16.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.83). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 30° S. North of latitude 30° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in April, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1941. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 9417, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.92, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Tucana. 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.