Star · M3
Gl 901
Gl 901 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M3 in the constellation Pisces, 80.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Pisces |
|---|---|
| Distance | 80.7 light-years (24.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.08 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 11.11 |
| Spectral type | M3 |
| Surface temperature | 3,710 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0128 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.274 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.284 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 36m 51.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +1° 09′ 54″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 146.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.08. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 89° S. 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 1945. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 901, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.80, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Leo. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 117463 5.28 light-years
- GJ 9835 5.61 light-years
- GJ 4345 7.37 light-years
- GJ 9829 8.57 light-years
- ULAS J232600.40+020139.2 10.6 light-years
- TOI-5961 11.0 light-years
- ULAS J234228.97+085620.1 11.3 light-years
- GJ 4314 11.3 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.