Star · M4V
2MASS J01262109+1428057
2MASS J01262109+1428057 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 22.61 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 18.79 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 4.77 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.026 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 26m 21.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +14° 28′ 06″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 23.2 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 22.61. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 76° S. North of latitude 76° 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 J01262109+1428057, 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 6705 2.59 light-years
- HIP 6489 2.94 light-years
- HIP 6380 9.41 light-years
- HIP 6730 10.4 light-years
- HIP 7143 10.6 light-years
- ULAS J014022.04+123756.9 12.8 light-years
- HIP 6442 13.9 light-years
- HIP 7277 14.1 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.