Star · K9V
2MASS J05184616-2756457
2MASS J05184616-2756457 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K9V in the constellation Columba, 178.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Columba |
|---|---|
| Distance | 178.8 light-years (54.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.51 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 17.82 |
| Spectral type | K9V |
| Surface temperature | 3,770 K |
| Luminosity | 2.42 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0115 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 18m 46.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −27° 56′ 46″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 25.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.51. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 62° N. South of latitude 62° 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 1847. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASS J05184616-2756457, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.52, 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.