Star · M2
GJ 3425
GJ 3425 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M2 in the constellation Camelopardalis, 61.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 34392 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Distance | 61.9 light-years (19.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.17 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 9.78 |
| Spectral type | M2 |
| Surface temperature | 3,800 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0385 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.454 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.443 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 07m 50.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +67° 12′ 05″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 26.2 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.17. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 23° S. North of latitude 23° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in January, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1964. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 3425, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.22, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pavo. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- WISE J070159.79+632129.2 4.20 light-years
- GJ 1098 5.54 light-years
- GJ 3373A 7.63 light-years
- GJ 3374B 8.20 light-years
- WISE J062442.37+662625.6 8.28 light-years
- Gl 258 8.60 light-years
- HD 48948 10.1 light-years
- GJ 9216 10.1 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.