Star · M3
GJ 4362
GJ 4362 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M3 in the constellation Sculptor, 85.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Sculptor |
|---|---|
| Distance | 85.3 light-years (26.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.40 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 10.31 |
| Spectral type | M3 |
| Surface temperature | 3,850 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0218 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.331 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.359 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 48m 36.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −27° 39′ 39″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 74.2 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.40. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 62° N. South of latitude 62° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in September, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1941. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 4362, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.92, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Leo. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 1291A 2.87 light-years
- TOI-198 10.1 light-years
- 2MASSI J0013578-223520 11.5 light-years
- HIP 118261 11.7 light-years
- HIP 118278 11.9 light-years
- Gl 911 12.2 light-years
- HIP 117697 12.7 light-years
- HIP 116819 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.