Star · G0
GJ 3062
GJ 3062 is a giant star of spectral type G0 in the constellation Sculptor, 879.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 3922 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Sculptor |
| Distance | 879.2 light-years (269.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.59 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.44 |
| Spectral type | G0 |
| Surface temperature | 5,040 K |
| Luminosity | 12.3 L☉ |
| Radius | 4.6 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.87 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 50m 20.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −27° 26′ 13″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 175.0 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.59. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 63° N. South of latitude 63° S 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 1147. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 16 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 3062, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 11.98, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Coma Berenices. 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.