Star · M2V
2MASS J03552337+1133437
2MASS J03552337+1133437 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M2V in the constellation Taurus, 29.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Taurus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 29.9 light-years (9.16 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.64 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 21.83 |
| Spectral type | M2V |
| Surface temperature | 3,230 K |
| Luminosity | 1.54 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00396 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 55m 23.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +11° 33′ 34″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 31.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.64. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 78° S. North of latitude 78° N 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 1996. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 530 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASS J03552337+1133437, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 4.64, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Libra. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 3253 3.36 light-years
- κ¹ Cet 6.36 light-years
- CD Cet 6.52 light-years
- HD 285968 7.30 light-years
- Tabit 7.85 light-years
- WISE J033605.05-014350.4 8.18 light-years
- WISEPA J041022.71+150248.5 8.84 light-years
- GJ 3326 9.83 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.