Star · M
GJ 3547
GJ 3547 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M in the constellation Ursa Major, 123.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 45731 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Distance | 123.7 light-years (37.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.42 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 8.52 |
| Spectral type | M |
| Surface temperature | 3,670 K |
| Luminosity | 0.146 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.946 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.618 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 19m 22.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +62° 03′ 17″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 86.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.42. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 28° S. North of latitude 28° N it never sets. 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 1902. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 3547, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.73, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pavo. 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.