Star · M3
GJ 1166B
GJ 1166B is a main-sequence star of spectral type M3 in the constellation Coma Berenices, 112.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
|---|---|
| Distance | 112.9 light-years (34.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.28 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 11.58 |
| Spectral type | M3 |
| Surface temperature | 3,490 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0116 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.295 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.273 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 51m 29.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +22° 07′ 02″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 33.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.28. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 68° S. North of latitude 68° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in April, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1913. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 1166B, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.53, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cetus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 63008 2.13 light-years
- HD 110067 10.3 light-years
- HIP 62859 10.4 light-years
- HIP 61939 10.8 light-years
- HIP 62686 12.4 light-years
- HIP 64057 12.4 light-years
- HIP 64059 12.6 light-years
- HIP 62758 14.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.