Star · ?
GJ 3517
GJ 3517 is a main-sequence star of spectral type ? in the constellation Hydra, 28.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Hydra |
|---|---|
| Distance | 28.2 light-years (8.66 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 18.80 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 19.11 |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Surface temperature | 3,650 K |
| Luminosity | 8.75 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0074 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 53m 36.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −3° 29′ 24″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 22.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 18.80. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 87° N. 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 1998. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 501 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 3517, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 4.52, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Delphinus. 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.