Star · M2V
2MASS J05265973-5026216
2MASS J05265973-5026216 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M2V in the constellation Pictor, 86.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Pictor |
|---|---|
| Distance | 86.2 light-years (26.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 22.56 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 20.45 |
| Spectral type | M2V |
| Surface temperature | 3,310 K |
| Luminosity | 4.67 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00659 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 26m 59.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −50° 26′ 18″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 28.7 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 22.56. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 40° N. South of latitude 40° 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 1940. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASS J05265973-5026216, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.94, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Draco. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- η¹ Pic 6.19 light-years
- HIP 26373 7.36 light-years
- WISEA J050615.56-514521.3 7.47 light-years
- HIP 26369 7.51 light-years
- GJ 3361B 7.61 light-years
- GJ 3360A 7.62 light-years
- HIP 28153 9.67 light-years
- HIP 27244 9.84 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.