Star · K8V
2MASS J00344300-4102266
2MASS J00344300-4102266 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K8V in the constellation Phoenix, 153.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Phoenix |
|---|---|
| Distance | 153.5 light-years (47.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.67 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 18.31 |
| Spectral type | K8V |
| Surface temperature | 3,850 K |
| Luminosity | 1.38 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00834 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 34m 43.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −41° 02′ 28″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 27.5 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.67. 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 1873. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASS J00344300-4102266, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.19, 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 4010 11.1 light-years
- HIP 4482 12.0 light-years
- WISEA J004713.81-371033.7 13.7 light-years
- GJ 9029A 17.8 light-years
- HIP 1723 17.8 light-years
- GJ 9029B 17.9 light-years
- HD 4113 18.8 light-years
- HIP 2944 19.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.