Star · M1
GJ 3941
GJ 3941 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M1 in the constellation Ursa Minor, 74.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Ursa Minor |
|---|---|
| Distance | 74.8 light-years (22.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.35 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 10.55 |
| Spectral type | M1 |
| Surface temperature | 3,920 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0162 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.277 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.316 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 05m 27.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +76° 55′ 03″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 38.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.35. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 13° S. North of latitude 13° N it never sets.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1951. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 3941, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.63, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Mensa. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.