Star · G2V
2MASS J05431887+6422528
2MASS J05431887+6422528 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G2V in the constellation Camelopardalis, 81.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
|---|---|
| Distance | 81.5 light-years (25.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 20.71 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 18.72 |
| Spectral type | G2V |
| Surface temperature | 5,780 K |
| Luminosity | 3.01 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00173 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 43m 19.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +64° 22′ 49″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 29.5 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 20.71. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 26° S. North of latitude 26° 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 1945. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASS J05431887+6422528, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.82, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pavo. 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.