Star · K9V
2MASS J01205114-5200349
2MASS J01205114-5200349 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K9V in the constellation Phoenix, 135.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Phoenix |
|---|---|
| Distance | 135.4 light-years (41.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.59 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 18.50 |
| Spectral type | K9V |
| Surface temperature | 3,840 K |
| Luminosity | 1.18 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00775 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 20m 51.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −52° 00′ 36″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 21.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.59. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 38° N. South of latitude 38° S 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 1891. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASS J01205114-5200349, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.92, 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):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.