Star · M0
GJ 3598
GJ 3598 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M0 in the constellation Leo, 63.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Leo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 63.0 light-years (19.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.46 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 11.03 |
| Spectral type | M0 |
| Surface temperature | 3,690 K |
| Luminosity | 0.014 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.29 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.296 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 24m 19.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +11° 57′ 24″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 16.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.46. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 78° S. North of latitude 78° 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 1963. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 3598, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.26, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Aquarius. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- 2MASSI J1029216+162652 5.33 light-years
- CWISEP J103453.14+161228.0 5.99 light-years
- GJ 2077 6.75 light-years
- GJ 3582 7.98 light-years
- ULAS J101243.54+102101.7 8.85 light-years
- SDSS J104335.08+121314.1 9.78 light-years
- 40 Leo 10.7 light-years
- GJ 3633 11.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.