Star · M6
GJ 3029
GJ 3029 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M6 in the constellation Phoenix, 63.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 1720 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Phoenix |
| Distance | 63.2 light-years (19.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.21 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 10.77 |
| Spectral type | M6 |
| Surface temperature | 3,740 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0167 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.308 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.319 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 21m 37.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −46° 05′ 30″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 47.5 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.21. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 44° N. South of latitude 44° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in September, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1963. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 3029, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.27, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Canes Venatici. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- 2MASS J00145575-4844171 3.35 light-years
- Gl 17.1 5.88 light-years
- GJ 3032 5.99 light-years
- CWISEP J235644.78-481456.3 7.68 light-years
- GJ 4361 8.22 light-years
- GJ 4386 8.56 light-years
- WISEA J235456.63-481440.1 10.4 light-years
- WISE J003231.09-494651.4 10.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.