Star · M3V
2MASS J04012977-4050448
2MASS J04012977-4050448 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M3V in the constellation Horologium, 148.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Horologium |
|---|---|
| Distance | 148.2 light-years (45.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.70 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 18.41 |
| Spectral type | M3V |
| Surface temperature | 3,170 K |
| Luminosity | 4.14 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0213 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 01m 29.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −40° 50′ 46″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 19.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.70. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 49° N. South of latitude 49° 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 1878. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASS J04012977-4050448, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.12, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Hercules. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- DENIS-P J035726.9-441730 10.7 light-years
- HIP 18828 11.2 light-years
- HIP 18187 13.5 light-years
- Gl 161.2 13.6 light-years
- HIP 17483 15.5 light-years
- HIP 18707 15.9 light-years
- HIP 18824 16.8 light-years
- 2MASS J04185879-4507413 17.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.