Star · M3
Gl 226.1
Gl 226.1 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M3 in the constellation Gemini, 72.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Gemini |
|---|---|
| Distance | 72.6 light-years (22.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.67 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 11.93 |
| Spectral type | M3 |
| Surface temperature | 3,580 K |
| Luminosity | 0.00724 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.221 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.222 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 03m 54.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +26° 08′ 53″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 67.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.67. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 64° S. North of latitude 64° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1953. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 226.1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.57, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Sagittarius. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 220 5.69 light-years
- Gaia J062317.14+263131.8 7.62 light-years
- 71 Ori 9.44 light-years
- GJ 3399 10.9 light-years
- GJ 3349 12.1 light-years
- GJ 1078 13.1 light-years
- WISEA J055007.94+161051.9 14.1 light-years
- GJ 3409B 14.2 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.