Star · M4V
2MASS J06020638+4043588
2MASS J06020638+4043588 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Auriga, 43.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Auriga |
|---|---|
| Distance | 43.1 light-years (13.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 23.04 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 22.44 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 1.66 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00486 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 02m 06.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +40° 43′ 59″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 20.2 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 23.04. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 49° S. North of latitude 49° 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 1983. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 764 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASS J06020638+4043588, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.43, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Corona Australis. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- LSR J0602+3910 5.14 light-years
- λ Aur 6.35 light-years
- Gl 195B 7.24 light-years
- Gl 195A 7.26 light-years
- Gl 194B 7.32 light-years
- Capella 7.32 light-years
- WISE J054047.00+483232.4 7.85 light-years
- GJ 1081 8.67 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.