Star · G5V
GJ 3854A
GJ 3854A is a main-sequence star of spectral type G5V in the constellation Libra, 144.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 71006 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Libra |
| Distance | 144.6 light-years (44.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 7.97 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.74 |
| Spectral type | G5V |
| Surface temperature | 5,570 K |
| Luminosity | 1.24 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.2 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.05 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 31m 19.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −15° 38′ 20″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 96.2 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 7.97); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 74° N. South of latitude 74° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in April, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1881. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 3854A, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.06, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Aries. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 70677 4.28 light-years
- HIP 71515 4.46 light-years
- HIP 70714 7.72 light-years
- HIP 70608 8.68 light-years
- HIP 71340 10.6 light-years
- HIP 70049 13.5 light-years
- HIP 72217 18.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.