Star · M1V
2MASS J05591914-1404488
2MASS J05591914-1404488 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M1V in the constellation Lepus, 34.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Lepus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 34.2 light-years (10.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.77 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 21.66 |
| Spectral type | M1V |
| Surface temperature | 3,420 K |
| Luminosity | 1.23 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00317 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 59m 19.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −14° 04′ 55″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 33.0 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.77. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 76° N. South of latitude 76° 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 1992. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 607 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASS J05591914-1404488, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 4.94, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Ophiuchus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- γ Lep 7.20 light-years
- Gl 216B 7.22 light-years
- WISEPA J062309.94-045624.6 7.64 light-years
- HIP 29052 7.92 light-years
- Gl 190 8.29 light-years
- GJ 3325 8.78 light-years
- GJ 1086 8.98 light-years
- 2MASSI J0523382-140302 9.26 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.