Star · ?
GJ 3966
GJ 3966 is a main-sequence star of spectral type ? in the constellation Hercules, 56.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Hercules |
|---|---|
| Distance | 56.2 light-years (17.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.95 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 11.77 |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Surface temperature | 3,650 K |
| Luminosity | 0.00759 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.218 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.227 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 35m 27.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +35° 00′ 56″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 16.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.95. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 55° S. North of latitude 55° N it never sets. 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 1970. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 998 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 3966, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.01, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Eridanus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- WISEPA J162725.64+325525.5 4.64 light-years
- Gl 626.2 4.89 light-years
- ρ CrB 7.29 light-years
- Gl 619 7.81 light-years
- GJ 3929 8.50 light-years
- LHS 3154 9.07 light-years
- GJ 3919 9.18 light-years
- 2MASSI J1721039+334415 9.64 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.