Nearby star
Achird
Also Eta Cassiopeiae · η Cas · GJ 34
A Sun-like star with an orange dwarf companion, visible to the naked eye in Cassiopeia.
Measured
- Distance
- 19 light-years
- Constellation
- Cassiopeia
- Position (J2000)
- RA 0h 49m 06s, Dec +57.82°
How far, from the Sun
19.3 light-years. To cross it:
- Light19.3 years
- Voyager 1's speed343,000 years
- Driving at 100 km/h209 million years
Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.
Facts
- Spectral type F9V (SIMBAD).
- At magnitude 3.44 (V) it is easy to see with the naked eye.
Where this comes from
- Gaia DR3 parallax 168.8322 ± 0.1663 mas, Gaia DR3 425040000962559616 (Gaia Collaboration 2023, A&A 674, A1)
- This research has made use of the SIMBAD database, CDS, Strasbourg, France (Wenger et al. 2000, A&AS 143, 9).
- This research has made use of the VizieR catalogue access tool, CDS, Strasbourg, France (DOI: 10.26093/cds/vizier).
Every catalogue Ouranos draws is credited on the credits page.