Nearby star

GJ 3323

Also LHS 1723

A red dwarf — a small, cool star far fainter than the Sun — one of the Sun's neighbours within 20 light-years.

Measured

Distance
18 light-years
Constellation
Eridanus
Position (J2000)
RA 5h 01m 57s, Dec −6.95°

How far, from the Sun

17.5 light-years. To cross it:

  • Light17.5 years
  • Voyager 1's speed311,000 years
  • Driving at 100 km/h189 million years

Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.

Facts

  • Two planets were reported around it in 2017; the discoverers called the outer one a candidate.
  • Spectral type M4.0Ve (SIMBAD).
  • At magnitude 12.2 (V) it is too faint to see with the naked eye.

Where this comes from

  • Gaia DR3 parallax 186.0466 ± 0.0277 mas, Gaia DR3 3187115498866675456 (Gaia Collaboration 2023, A&A 674, A1)
  • This research has made use of the SIMBAD database, CDS, Strasbourg, France (Wenger et al. 2000, A&AS 143, 9).
  • This research has made use of the VizieR catalogue access tool, CDS, Strasbourg, France (DOI: 10.26093/cds/vizier).

Every catalogue Ouranos draws is credited on the credits page.