Star · K7
GJ 3226
GJ 3226 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K7 in the constellation Taurus, 139.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Taurus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 139.7 light-years (42.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.45 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 7.29 |
| Spectral type | K7 |
| Surface temperature | 3,970 K |
| Luminosity | 0.308 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.18 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.745 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 27m 38.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +9° 56′ 06″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 17.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.45. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 80° S. It stands highest at midnight in November, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1886. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 3226, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.99, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Libra. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 15875 13.1 light-years
- ULAS J032524.61+051039.5 13.9 light-years
- PSO J048.9806+07.5414 14.0 light-years
- HIP 15020 14.1 light-years
- HIP 15304 16.1 light-years
- HIP 15310 16.4 light-years
- HIP 16788 16.7 light-years
- ULAS J034150.21+042324.9 17.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.