Star · M3
Gl 226
Gl 226 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M3 in the constellation Camelopardalis, 30.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 29277 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Distance | 30.9 light-years (9.46 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.48 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 10.60 |
| Spectral type | M3 |
| Surface temperature | 3,770 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0186 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.319 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.335 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 10m 19.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +82° 06′ 25″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 60.0 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.48. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 8° S. North of latitude 8° N it never sets.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1995. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 547 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 226, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 4.71, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Apus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- WISE J140533.32+835030.5 6.62 light-years
- WISEPA J031325.96+780744.2 7.87 light-years
- WISEPA J045853.89+643452.9 9.60 light-years
- WISEA J120604.25+840110.5 9.66 light-years
- Gliese 48 9.94 light-years
- Gl 909B 10.7 light-years
- Gl 909A 10.8 light-years
- Gl 325A 10.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.