Star · K3III
GJ 9427
GJ 9427 is a giant star of spectral type K3III in the constellation Canes Venatici, 80.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 64048 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Distance | 80.8 light-years (24.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.28 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 7.31 |
| Spectral type | K3III |
| Surface temperature | 4,350 K |
| Luminosity | 0.208 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.803 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.2 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 07m 35.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +34° 24′ 06″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 17.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.28. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 56° S. North of latitude 56° 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 1945. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 9427, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.80, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Sculptor. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 3760 3.90 light-years
- GJ 1170 5.28 light-years
- HIP 65640 8.08 light-years
- SDSS J125011.65+392553.9 9.63 light-years
- HIP 66193 10.2 light-years
- HIP 63406 11.4 light-years
- GJ 3798 11.7 light-years
- GJ 3755 11.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.