Star · M3
GJ 3362
GJ 3362 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M3 in the constellation Orion, 112.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Orion |
|---|---|
| Distance | 112.2 light-years (34.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.36 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 8.68 |
| Spectral type | M3 |
| Surface temperature | 3,850 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0983 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.703 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.56 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 40m 15.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +12° 39′ 02″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 42.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.36. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 77° S. North of latitude 77° 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 1914. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 3362, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.51, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Serpens. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 25873 6.21 light-years
- φ² Ori 6.99 light-years
- HIP 26807 13.9 light-years
- HIP 29132 15.2 light-years
- GJ 3347A 16.5 light-years
- WISEA J053257.29+041842.5 16.9 light-years
- HIP 29063 17.2 light-years
- HIP 24069 17.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.