Star · M3
Gl 333
Gl 333 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M3 in the constellation Vela, 68.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Vela |
|---|---|
| Distance | 68.1 light-years (20.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.19 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 10.59 |
| Spectral type | M3 |
| Surface temperature | 3,710 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0206 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.349 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.351 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 59m 32.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −47° 26′ 08″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 84.7 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.19. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 43° N. South of latitude 43° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in February, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1958. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 333, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.43, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cygnus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- DENIS-P J0823031-491201 7.49 light-years
- CWISE J085401.22-502028.1 7.86 light-years
- Gl 319.1B 8.07 light-years
- Gl 319.1A 8.14 light-years
- HIP 42881 8.82 light-years
- Gl 351B 12.8 light-years
- ψ Vel 13.0 light-years
- HIP 48190 13.2 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.