Star · K4V
GJ 3167
GJ 3167 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K4V in the constellation Hydrus, 75.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 11852 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hydrus |
| Distance | 75.3 light-years (23.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.84 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 7.02 |
| Spectral type | K4V |
| Surface temperature | 4,640 K |
| Luminosity | 0.221 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.729 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.686 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 32m 58.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −72° 41′ 15″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 30.2 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.84); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 17° N. South of latitude 17° 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 1951. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 3167, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.65, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Ursa Minor. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- WISE J032120.91-734758.8 4.80 light-years
- GJ 2028 8.09 light-years
- CWISE J014308.73-703359.1 8.81 light-years
- Gl 55.1A 11.4 light-years
- κ Tuc 11.5 light-years
- Gl 55.3B 11.5 light-years
- Gl 55.1B 11.6 light-years
- 2MASS J02284355-6325052 13.2 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.