Star · M0
Gl 334
Gl 334 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M0 in the constellation Hydra, 47.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 44722 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hydra |
| Distance | 47.3 light-years (14.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.50 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 8.69 |
| Spectral type | M0 |
| Surface temperature | 3,920 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0893 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.647 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.547 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 06m 45.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −8° 48′ 25″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 44.5 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.50. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 81° N. 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 1979. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 839 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 334, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.64, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Equuleus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 326B 5.09 light-years
- Gl 326A 5.40 light-years
- ULAS J090116.23-030635.0 7.06 light-years
- Gl 327 8.67 light-years
- GJ 3543 8.72 light-years
- 2MASSI J0859254-194926 9.16 light-years
- GJ 2070 9.47 light-years
- HIP 48336 10.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.