Star · M2
GJ 96
GJ 96 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M2 in the constellation Andromeda, 39.0 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | Gl 96 · HIP 11048 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Distance | 39.0 light-years (12.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.40 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 9.01 |
| Spectral type | M2 |
| Surface temperature | 3,790 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0888 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.581 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.6 M☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.14 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 22m 14.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +47° 52′ 48″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 40.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.40. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 42° S. North of latitude 42° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1987. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 692 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 96, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.22, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Lupus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Planets
- GJ 96 b 73.9-day orbit · 4.67 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.