Star · M0V
2MASS J05012406-0010452
2MASS J05012406-0010452 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M0V in the constellation Orion, 68.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Orion |
|---|---|
| Distance | 68.4 light-years (21.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.75 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 20.14 |
| Spectral type | M0V |
| Surface temperature | 3,570 K |
| Luminosity | 3.82 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00511 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 01m 24.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −0° 10′ 48″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 32.2 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.75. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 90° N. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1958. 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 J05012406-0010452, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.44, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Ophiuchus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- 2MASS J05160945-0445499 7.01 light-years
- HIP 25119 7.91 light-years
- GJ 3328 8.13 light-years
- GJ 3321 8.23 light-years
- WISEA J050048.17+044214.2 8.44 light-years
- GJ 1080 8.86 light-years
- GJ 3340 9.86 light-years
- GJ 3339 10.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.