Star · F9V
GJ 3589
GJ 3589 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F9V in the constellation Leo, 175.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 50174 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo |
| Distance | 175.5 light-years (53.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.02 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.37 |
| Spectral type | F9V |
| Surface temperature | 6,080 K |
| Luminosity | 10 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.86 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.78 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 14m 29.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +21° 10′ 05″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 45.0 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.02). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 69° S. North of latitude 69° 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 1851. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 3589, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.48, 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):
- HIP 49882 3.00 light-years
- HIP 49942 11.4 light-years
- HIP 51178 13.5 light-years
- HIP 50524 14.7 light-years
- HIP 51171 17.5 light-years
- HIP 51579 18.2 light-years
- HIP 50155 19.2 light-years
- HIP 50582 19.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.