Star · M4V
2MASS J03590986+2009361
2MASS J03590986+2009361 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Taurus, 383.0 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Taurus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 383.0 light-years (117.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 17.30 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 11.95 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,940 K |
| Luminosity | 0.00568 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.29 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.265 M☉ |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 59m 09.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +20° 09′ 36″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 8.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 17.30. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 70° S. North of latitude 70° 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 1643. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 6.8 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASS J03590986+2009361, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 10.18, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Libra. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- 2MASS J03590986+2009361 b 12.2 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.