Star · K8V
2MASS J00165953-4056541
2MASS J00165953-4056541 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K8V in the constellation Phoenix, 113.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Phoenix |
|---|---|
| Distance | 113.1 light-years (34.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.30 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 18.60 |
| Spectral type | K8V |
| Surface temperature | 3,880 K |
| Luminosity | 1.02 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00704 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 16m 59.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −40° 56′ 54″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 35.2 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.30. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 49° N. South of latitude 49° S it never sets. 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 1913. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASS J00165953-4056541, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.53, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Canes Venatici. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 1085 3.62 light-years
- HIP 948 4.02 light-years
- HIP 1382 7.78 light-years
- EROS-MP J0032-4405 8.47 light-years
- HIP 1885 11.7 light-years
- HIP 2663 13.5 light-years
- HIP 116905 13.6 light-years
- HIP 191 13.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.