Star · ?
GJ 3279
GJ 3279 is a main-sequence star of spectral type ? in the constellation Reticulum, 54.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Reticulum |
|---|---|
| Distance | 54.0 light-years (16.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.80 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 10.71 |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Surface temperature | 3,650 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0202 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.355 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.347 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 22m 13.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −57° 26′ 36″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 43.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.80. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 33° N. South of latitude 33° S 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 1972. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 958 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 3279, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.92, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Draco. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 163 6.13 light-years
- HD 27442 6.46 light-years
- GJ 143 8.52 light-years
- WISEA J030237.52-581740.3 10.0 light-years
- WISE J035934.06-540154.6 10.4 light-years
- WISEA J032309.12-590751.0 11.0 light-years
- WISEPC J032337.53-602554.9 11.1 light-years
- HIP 25647 11.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.