Star · M2
GJ 3269
GJ 3269 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M2 in the constellation Taurus, 148.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 19862 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Taurus |
| Distance | 148.3 light-years (45.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.96 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 7.67 |
| Spectral type | M2 |
| Surface temperature | 4,930 K |
| Luminosity | 0.104 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.441 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.567 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 15m 33.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +15° 42′ 23″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 46.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.96. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 74° S. North of latitude 74° N it never sets. 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 1878. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 3269, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.12, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Scorpius. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 20082 2.60 light-years
- K2-25 3.10 light-years
- Prima Hyadum 3.47 light-years
- HIP 20215 3.90 light-years
- 48 Tau 4.84 light-years
- 57 Tau 5.13 light-years
- HIP 20019 5.17 light-years
- HD 285507 5.61 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.