Star · M5
GJ 3497
GJ 3497 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M5 in the constellation Ursa Major, 40.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
|---|---|
| Distance | 40.1 light-years (12.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.67 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 15.22 |
| Spectral type | M5 |
| Surface temperature | 3,080 K |
| Luminosity | 9.71 × 10⁻⁴ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.11 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.0928 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 25m 55.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +69° 02′ 20″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 84.5 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.67. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 21° S. North of latitude 21° 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 1986. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 711 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 3497, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.28, 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):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.