Star · M4V
2MASS J05161597-3332046
2MASS J05161597-3332046 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Columba, 96.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Columba |
|---|---|
| Distance | 96.2 light-years (29.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.38 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 19.03 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 3.83 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0233 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 16m 16.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −33° 32′ 05″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 26.2 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.38. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 56° N. South of latitude 56° S it never sets. 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 1930. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASS J05161597-3332046, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.18, 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):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.