Star · K6V
G 196-3
G 196-3 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K6V in the constellation Ursa Major, 71.1 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
|---|---|
| Distance | 71.1 light-years (21.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.03 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 10.34 |
| Spectral type | K6V |
| Surface temperature | 3,520 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0376 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.522 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.52 M☉ |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 04m 21.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +50° 23′ 15″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 25.5 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.03. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 40° S. North of latitude 40° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in February, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1955. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around G 196-3, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.52, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Indus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- G 196-3 b 12 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.