Star · M4V
2MASS J04210718-6306022
2MASS J04210718-6306022 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Reticulum, 65.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Reticulum |
|---|---|
| Distance | 65.2 light-years (20.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.07 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 19.56 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 2.34 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0182 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 21m 07.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −63° 06′ 02″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 29.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.07. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 27° N. South of latitude 27° 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 1961. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASS J04210718-6306022, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.34, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Draco. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HD 27442 6.59 light-years
- WISEA J040443.50-642030.0 7.95 light-years
- Gl 143.2B 8.72 light-years
- κ Ret 9.07 light-years
- Gl 204.1 9.46 light-years
- WISEPC J033349.34-585618.7 10.0 light-years
- Gl 162.1 12.0 light-years
- GJ 1056 12.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.