Star · ?
GJ 3296
GJ 3296 is a main-sequence star of spectral type ? in the constellation Taurus, 44.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Taurus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 44.4 light-years (13.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.60 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 13.93 |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Surface temperature | 3,650 K |
| Luminosity | 0.00103 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0804 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.0954 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 33m 34.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +20° 44′ 47″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 36.0 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.60. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 69° S. North of latitude 69° 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 1982. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 787 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 3296, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.50, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Ophiuchus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 174 1.88 light-years
- WISEA J041743.13+241506.3 4.08 light-years
- GJ 1072 4.44 light-years
- Gl 169 7.82 light-years
- Gl 192 8.25 light-years
- WISE J040137.21+284951.7 8.87 light-years
- GJ 3333 8.90 light-years
- Gl 154 9.97 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.