Star · M3
Gl 899
Gl 899 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M3 in the constellation Pisces, 45.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 116317 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Distance | 45.8 light-years (14.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.16 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 10.42 |
| Spectral type | M3 |
| Surface temperature | 3,860 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0195 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.311 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.342 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 34m 03.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +0° 10′ 46″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 91.0 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.16. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 90° N. It stands highest at midnight in September, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1980. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 812 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 899, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.57, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Leo. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- ι Psc 4.62 light-years
- TRAPPIST-1 8.28 light-years
- GJ 4368 8.83 light-years
- WISEPC J234446.25+103415.8 9.02 light-years
- Gl 889.1 10.1 light-years
- Gl 886 10.4 light-years
- Gl 875 10.7 light-years
- 2MASS J23185497-1301106 11.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.