Star · K9V
2MASS J03185403-3421292
2MASS J03185403-3421292 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K9V in the constellation Fornax, 46.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Fornax |
|---|---|
| Distance | 46.0 light-years (14.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.86 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 21.11 |
| Spectral type | K9V |
| Surface temperature | 3,820 K |
| Luminosity | 1.08 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00237 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 18m 54.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −34° 21′ 29″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 26.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.86. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 56° N. South of latitude 56° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in November, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1980. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 816 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASS J03185403-3421292, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.58, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Boötes. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 130 3.36 light-years
- Dalim 4.46 light-years
- Gl 127B 4.46 light-years
- WISE J030449.03-270508.3 6.36 light-years
- Gl 152 8.72 light-years
- WISE J032517.69-385454.1 9.44 light-years
- GJ 3148A 10.8 light-years
- GJ 1046 11.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.