Star · M4
Gl 359
Gl 359 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4 in the constellation Leo, 40.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Leo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 40.3 light-years (12.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.23 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 13.77 |
| Spectral type | M4 |
| Surface temperature | 3,420 K |
| Luminosity | 0.00177 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.12 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.12 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 41m 02.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +22° 01′ 30″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 39.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.23. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 68° S. North of latitude 68° N 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 1986. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 714 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 359, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.29, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Capricornus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 361 6.52 light-years
- GJ 3564 7.62 light-years
- 55 Cnc B 8.94 light-years
- Copernicus 8.98 light-years
- CWISE J091105.02+214645.1 9.09 light-years
- CWISEP J102201.27+145520.2 9.16 light-years
- GJ 3571 9.33 light-years
- Gl 356B 9.93 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.