Star · M3V
2MASS J05301261+6253254
2MASS J05301261+6253254 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M3V in the constellation Camelopardalis, 143.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
|---|---|
| Distance | 143.2 light-years (43.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 22.10 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 18.89 |
| Spectral type | M3V |
| Surface temperature | 3,140 K |
| Luminosity | 2.84 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.018 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 30m 12.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +62° 53′ 24″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 21.5 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 22.10. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 27° S. North of latitude 27° N 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 1883. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASS J05301261+6253254, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.04, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Ara. 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.