Star · M2
GJ 9674
GJ 9674 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M2 in the constellation Cygnus, 82.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 98070 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cygnus |
| Distance | 82.8 light-years (25.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.28 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 10.26 |
| Spectral type | M2 |
| Surface temperature | 3,250 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0636 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.797 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.502 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 19h 55m 52.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +51° 16′ 19″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 85.2 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.28. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 39° S. North of latitude 39° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in July, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1943. 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 9674, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.85, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Carina. 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.