Star · M4V
2MASS J02292794-0053282
2MASS J02292794-0053282 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Cetus, 293.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Cetus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 293.5 light-years (90.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.99 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 17.22 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 2.03 × 10⁻⁴ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0537 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 29m 28.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −0° 53′ 28″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 13.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.99. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 89° N. 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 1732. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASS J02292794-0053282, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.60, 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):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.