Star · ?
GJ 3291
GJ 3291 is a main-sequence star of spectral type ? in the constellation Taurus, 91.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Taurus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 91.1 light-years (27.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.85 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 11.62 |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Surface temperature | 3,650 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0087 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.233 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.241 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 27m 53.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +11° 47′ 01″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 78.5 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.85. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 78° S. North of latitude 78° 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 1935. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 3291, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.06, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Ophiuchus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 173.1B 7.64 light-years
- GJ 3302 8.45 light-years
- Gl 173.1A 9.61 light-years
- WISEPA J041054.48+141131.6 9.70 light-years
- GJ 9158 10.4 light-years
- HIP 19325 12.4 light-years
- PSO J069.7303+04.3834 12.7 light-years
- GJ 3292 13.1 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.