Star · M4V
2MASS J05160945-0445499
2MASS J05160945-0445499 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Orion, 68.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Orion |
|---|---|
| Distance | 68.2 light-years (20.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 23.48 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 21.88 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 2.78 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00628 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 16m 09.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −4° 45′ 50″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 29.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 23.48. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 85° 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 J05160945-0445499, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.43, 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):
- GJ 3340 3.93 light-years
- 2MASS J05012406-0010452 7.01 light-years
- GJ 3327 9.17 light-years
- HIP 25119 9.44 light-years
- GJ 1080 9.92 light-years
- WISE J054601.19-095947.5 10.9 light-years
- BD-06 1339 11.0 light-years
- HIP 26016 11.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.