Star · M2
GJ 3081
GJ 3081 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M2 in the constellation Sculptor, 62.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Sculptor |
|---|---|
| Distance | 62.7 light-years (19.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.85 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 12.43 |
| Spectral type | M2 |
| Surface temperature | 3,570 K |
| Luminosity | 0.00467 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.179 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.184 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 14m 08.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −36° 56′ 43″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 69.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.85. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 53° N. South of latitude 53° 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 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 3081, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.25, 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):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.