Star · M4V
2MASS J06143818+3950357
2MASS J06143818+3950357 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Auriga, 74.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Auriga |
|---|---|
| Distance | 74.0 light-years (22.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 22.09 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 20.31 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 1.18 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0129 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 14m 38.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +39° 50′ 36″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 28.7 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 22.09. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 50° S. North of latitude 50° 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 1952. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASS J06143818+3950357, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.61, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Corona Australis. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 30862 8.26 light-years
- GJ 3365 8.88 light-years
- Gl 217 9.62 light-years
- Menkalinan 10.6 light-years
- Gl 226.3 11.6 light-years
- WISEA J060742.13+455037.0 12.2 light-years
- GJ 3409B 13.0 light-years
- CWISE J061348.70+480820.5 13.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.