Star · M6 V
2MASS J0249-0557 c
2MASS J0249-0557 c is a main-sequence star of spectral type M6 V in the constellation Eridanus, 216.1 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | 2MASS J0249-0557 A |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Distance | 216.1 light-years (66.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 18.05 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 13.94 |
| Spectral type | M6 V |
| Surface temperature | 2,860 K |
| Luminosity | 0.00257 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.316 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.046 M☉ |
| Age | 0.0 billion years |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 49m 56.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −5° 57′ 36″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 23.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 18.05. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 84° 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 1810. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.8 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASS J0249-0557 c, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.94, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Virgo. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- 2MASS J0249-0557 c 17.4 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 12966 6.33 light-years
- HIP 13476 7.62 light-years
- HIP 13717 12.2 light-years
- HIP 14016 13.1 light-years
- HIP 13938 16.4 light-years
- ULAS J024703.40-010700.8 18.7 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.