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GJ 3522
Star · Nearby star in the constellation Cancer
About GJ 3522
GJ 3522 is about 14.56 light-years from the Sun, so the light we see from it left about 14.56 years ago.
At apparent magnitude 10.89 it can only be seen through a telescope.
It gives out 7.65 × 10⁻⁴ times as much light as the Sun.
The map lists it as a star and shows it among the stars around the Sun, drawn on the plane of the Milky Way.
Key numbers
| Distance | 14.56 light-years (4.46 pc) |
|---|---|
| Spectral type | k |
| Apparent magnitude | 10.89 |
| Absolute magnitude | 12.64 |
| Luminosity | 7.65 × 10⁻⁴ × the Sun |
| Constellation | Cnc |
Where it is
Its place in the universe, from the inside out: Solar neighbourhood › Local Bubble › Orion–Cygnus Arm (Local Arm) › Milky Way › Local Group › Virgo Supercluster › Laniakea Supercluster › Observable universe.
Zoom out to see it in context: 100 light-years, a view about 220 light-years across.
From Wikipedia
GJ 3522 (G 41–14) is a nearby triple star system, consisting of a short-period double-line spectroscopic binary and an outer companion that was discovered with adaptive optics on the CFHT. The system is 22 light-years (6.8 parsec) from Earth. The inner binary orbit each other every 7.6 days.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article GJ 3522, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.