Star · M0
GJ 3962
GJ 3962 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M0 in the constellation Ophiuchus, 112.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 81165 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ophiuchus |
| Distance | 112.0 light-years (34.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.53 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 8.85 |
| Spectral type | M0 |
| Surface temperature | 3,850 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0843 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.653 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.539 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 34m 40.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +3° 17′ 56″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 41.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.53. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 87° S. It stands highest at midnight in May, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1914. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 3962, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.51, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Eridanus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 9572 7.73 light-years
- PSO J242.9129+02.4856 12.0 light-years
- PSO J244.6801+08.7185 13.6 light-years
- PSO J244.1180+06.3598 14.9 light-years
- HIP 82169 16.6 light-years
- 2MASS J16304139+0938446 16.8 light-years
- SDSSp J163600.79-003452.6 17.2 light-years
- Gl 611.3 17.2 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.