Star · K3III
γ CMi
γ CMi is a giant star of spectral type K3III in the constellation Canis Minor, 1,041 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 36284 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canis Minor |
| Distance | 1,041 light-years (319.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.33 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −3.19 |
| Spectral type | K3III |
| Surface temperature | 3,910 K |
| Luminosity | 5,130 L☉ |
| Radius | 156 R☉ |
| Mass | 10.4 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 28m 09.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +8° 55′ 32″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 106.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.33). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 81° S. It stands highest at midnight in January, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 985. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 18 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around γ CMi, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.35, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Aquila. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.