Star · M1 V
GJ 536
GJ 536 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M1 V in the constellation Virgo, 34.0 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 2 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | Gl 536 · HIP 68469 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 34.0 light-years (10.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.71 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 9.62 |
| Spectral type | M1 V |
| Surface temperature | 3,640 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0444 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.529 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.528 M☉ |
| Age | 4.2 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.08 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 01m 03.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −2° 39′ 17″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 56.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.71. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 87° N. It stands highest at midnight in April, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1992. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 603 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GJ 536, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 4.92, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pisces. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Planets
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.