Star · K1V
GJ 3476
GJ 3476 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K1V in the constellation Volans, 56.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 39342 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Volans |
| Distance | 56.4 light-years (17.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 7.18 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.99 |
| Spectral type | K1V |
| Surface temperature | 5,070 K |
| Luminosity | 0.457 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.875 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.822 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 02m 31.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −66° 01′ 15″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 48.2 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 7.18); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 24° N. South of latitude 24° S 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 1970. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1,000 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 3476, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.02, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Draco. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- WISEA J082000.48-662211.9 2.70 light-years
- Maru 6.38 light-years
- Gl 294A 6.55 light-years
- Gl 294B 6.57 light-years
- Gl 294C 6.64 light-years
- GJ 3521 7.31 light-years
- CWISE J091735.38-634451.2 8.11 light-years
- Gl 260 9.11 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.