Star · K4
GJ 3538
GJ 3538 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K4 in the constellation Hydra, 85.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Hydra |
|---|---|
| Distance | 85.2 light-years (26.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.38 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 6.29 |
| Spectral type | K4 |
| Surface temperature | 4,720 K |
| Luminosity | 0.412 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.961 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.801 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 09m 54.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +5° 12′ 13″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 12.3 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.38); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 85° S. It stands highest at midnight in February, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1941. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 3538, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.92, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Aquarius. It would be invisible 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.