Star · M3
GJ 4374
GJ 4374 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M3 in the constellation Pisces, 130.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Pisces |
|---|---|
| Distance | 130.6 light-years (40.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.01 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 10.00 |
| Spectral type | M3 |
| Surface temperature | 3,790 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0316 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.411 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.422 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 54m 26.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +8° 09′ 39″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 55.2 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.01. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 82° S. 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 1895. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 4374, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.84, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Crater. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- 32 Psc 9.29 light-years
- HIP 682 10.0 light-years
- HIP 117236 10.9 light-years
- HIP 116334 11.8 light-years
- HIP 117809 12.6 light-years
- HIP 116976 14.5 light-years
- HIP 898 14.8 light-years
- 2MASS J23322678+1234530 16.1 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.