Star · M4V
2MASS J00501561+1012431
2MASS J00501561+1012431 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Pisces, 189.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Pisces |
|---|---|
| Distance | 189.2 light-years (58.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 22.28 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 18.46 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 6.47 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0303 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 50m 15.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +10° 12′ 43″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 4.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 22.28. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 80° S. North of latitude 80° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1837. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASS J00501561+1012431, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.65, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Virgo. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 4878 10.7 light-years
- ε Psc 14.0 light-years
- HIP 3550 14.3 light-years
- 2MASS J00435012+0928429 14.3 light-years
- HIP 2847 15.5 light-years
- HIP 4029 17.1 light-years
- HIP 5207 17.9 light-years
- HIP 2639 18.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.