Star · F6V
GJ 3701
GJ 3701 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F6V in the constellation Centaurus, 80.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 58803 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Centaurus |
| Distance | 80.7 light-years (24.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.15 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.18 |
| Spectral type | F6V |
| Surface temperature | 6,790 K |
| Luminosity | 4.52 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.54 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.46 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 03m 39.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −42° 26′ 03″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 55.9 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.15). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 48° N. South of latitude 48° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1945. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 3701, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.80, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Andromeda. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 60310 5.27 light-years
- DENIS J1206501-393725 7.24 light-years
- HIP 60370 8.02 light-years
- HIP 58170 8.46 light-years
- HIP 58880 9.53 light-years
- TOI-776 11.0 light-years
- 2MASS J12154432-3420591 11.9 light-years
- HIP 60729 13.2 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.