Star · ?
GJ 3592
GJ 3592 is a white dwarf of spectral type ? in the constellation Vela, 2,015 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Vela |
|---|---|
| Distance | 2,015 light-years (617.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.10 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 6.15 |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Surface temperature | 8,000 K |
| Luminosity | 0.05 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.012 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.6 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 15m 00.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −56° 09′ 52″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 353.5 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.10. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 34° N. South of latitude 34° S 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 11. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 36 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 3592, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 13.78, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cepheus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.