Star · G9V
GJ 9468
GJ 9468 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G9V in the constellation Centaurus, 165.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 69201 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Centaurus |
| Distance | 165.3 light-years (50.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.68 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 6.16 |
| Spectral type | G9V |
| Surface temperature | 5,350 K |
| Luminosity | 0.355 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.693 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.772 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 10m 02.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −61° 31′ 18″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 195.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.68. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 28° N. South of latitude 28° S 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 1861. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.9 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 9468, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.35, 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):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.