Star · M6
GJ 3444
GJ 3444 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M6 in the constellation Lynx, 78.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Lynx |
|---|---|
| Distance | 78.8 light-years (24.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 17.40 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 15.48 |
| Spectral type | M6 |
| Surface temperature | 3,760 K |
| Luminosity | 2.10 × 10⁻⁴ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0341 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 32m 01.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +57° 54′ 59″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 107.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 17.40. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 32° S. North of latitude 32° 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 1947. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 3444, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.75, 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 J07231462+5727081 3.51 light-years
- CWISE J075831.11+571153.9 6.16 light-years
- GJ 3477 7.44 light-years
- HIP 33805 8.88 light-years
- GJ 3432 9.54 light-years
- HIP 38117 9.85 light-years
- HIP 37061 11.0 light-years
- 2MASS J08230838+6125208 11.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.