Star · K9V
2MASS J04070752+1546457
2MASS J04070752+1546457 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K9V in the constellation Taurus, 116.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Taurus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 116.6 light-years (35.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.46 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 18.69 |
| Spectral type | K9V |
| Surface temperature | 3,850 K |
| Luminosity | 9.79 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00705 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 07m 07.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +15° 46′ 45″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 13.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.46. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 74° S. North of latitude 74° 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 1909. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASS J04070752+1546457, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.60, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Scorpius. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 19472 7.56 light-years
- SIMP J04172478+1634364 8.70 light-years
- GJ 3275 10.2 light-years
- HIP 19767 10.3 light-years
- HIP 19117 10.8 light-years
- HIP 20084 11.0 light-years
- HIP 20719 11.2 light-years
- HIP 17794 12.5 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.