Star · M4
GJ 3357
GJ 3357 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4 in the constellation Orion, 49.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Orion |
|---|---|
| Distance | 49.1 light-years (15.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.80 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 11.91 |
| Spectral type | M4 |
| Surface temperature | 3,610 K |
| Luminosity | 0.00707 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.215 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.22 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 35m 55.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −7° 38′ 41″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 34.2 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.80. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 82° N. 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 1977. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 871 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 3357, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.72, 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):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.