Star · M4
GJ 3587
GJ 3587 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4 in the constellation Leo Minor, 68.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Leo Minor |
|---|---|
| Distance | 68.8 light-years (21.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.50 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 12.88 |
| Spectral type | M4 |
| Surface temperature | 3,820 K |
| Luminosity | 0.00213 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.105 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.131 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 11m 44.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +35° 18′ 37″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 28.2 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.50. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 55° S. North of latitude 55° 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 1957. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 3587, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.45, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Piscis Austrinus. 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.