Star · G2V
GJ 3060A
GJ 3060A is a main-sequence star of spectral type G2V in the constellation Pisces, 48.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 3937 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Distance | 48.9 light-years (15.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.01 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 11.13 |
| Spectral type | G2V |
| Surface temperature | 5,780 K |
| Luminosity | 0.00327 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0571 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.157 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 50m 33.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +24° 49′ 00″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 15.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.01. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 65° S. North of latitude 65° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1977. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 867 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 3060A, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.71, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Hydra. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.