Star · M2
GJ 3336
GJ 3336 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M2 in the constellation Auriga, 45.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Auriga |
|---|---|
| Distance | 45.3 light-years (13.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.39 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 10.68 |
| Spectral type | M2 |
| Surface temperature | 3,750 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0179 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.317 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.33 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 10m 21.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +48° 50′ 38″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 29.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.39. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 41° S. North of latitude 41° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1981. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 804 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 3336, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.54, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Ara. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.