Star · M3
Gl 164
Gl 164 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M3 in the constellation Perseus, 43.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Perseus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 43.1 light-years (13.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.50 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 12.89 |
| Spectral type | M3 |
| Surface temperature | 3,550 K |
| Luminosity | 0.00312 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.147 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.154 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 12m 58.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +52° 36′ 47″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 56.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.50. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 37° S. North of latitude 37° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in November, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1983. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 765 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 164, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.44, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Norma. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 184 6.21 light-years
- Gl 130.1A 7.53 light-years
- Gl 130.1B 7.53 light-years
- GJ 3336 7.86 light-years
- UGPS J03553200+4743588 7.87 light-years
- Gl 194B 9.17 light-years
- Capella 9.19 light-years
- WISE J033515.01+431045.1 9.31 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.