Star · M3
GJ 3500
GJ 3500 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M3 in the constellation Vela, 44.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Vela |
|---|---|
| Distance | 44.9 light-years (13.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.85 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 11.16 |
| Spectral type | M3 |
| Surface temperature | 3,850 K |
| Luminosity | 0.01 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.225 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.256 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 27m 19.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −44° 59′ 09″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 35.2 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.85. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 45° N. South of latitude 45° 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 1981. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 797 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 3500, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.52, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cygnus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 3490B 7.47 light-years
- CWISE J092503.20-472013.8 8.27 light-years
- Gl 320 9.68 light-years
- WISEPC J075946.98-490454.0 9.95 light-years
- Gl 269A 10.2 light-years
- Gl 269B 10.5 light-years
- Gl 298 10.6 light-years
- Gl 309 11.2 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.