Star · M3
GJ 3176
GJ 3176 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M3 in the constellation Fornax, 83.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Fornax |
|---|---|
| Distance | 83.3 light-years (25.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.10 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 11.06 |
| Spectral type | M3 |
| Surface temperature | 3,850 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0109 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.234 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.266 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 42m 55.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −38° 56′ 10″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 69.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.10. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 51° N. South of latitude 51° 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 1943. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 3176, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.87, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Boötes. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 3154 6.41 light-years
- HD 16417 6.56 light-years
- GJ 3187 8.42 light-years
- WISE J024512.62-345047.8 9.28 light-years
- HIP 10712 10.7 light-years
- WISEA J025805.29-321917.4 10.8 light-years
- Gl 118.1B 11.8 light-years
- Gl 118.1A 12.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.