Star · M0
GJ 3386
GJ 3386 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M0 in the constellation Camelopardalis, 88.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 29548 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Distance | 88.6 light-years (27.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.67 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 7.50 |
| Spectral type | M0 |
| Surface temperature | 4,290 K |
| Luminosity | 0.185 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.778 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.655 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 13m 35.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +63° 23′ 39″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 40.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.67. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 27° S. North of latitude 27° 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 1937. 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 3386, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.00, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pavo. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- 2MASS J05431887+6422528 8.82 light-years
- Gl 226.2 9.94 light-years
- GJ 9205 11.7 light-years
- GJ 3364 11.9 light-years
- WISEPA J052536.33+673952.3 12.0 light-years
- GJ 3343B 12.8 light-years
- GJ 3342A 13.0 light-years
- HIP 35628 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.