Star · M2V
2MASS J06244595-4521548
2MASS J06244595-4521548 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M2V in the constellation Puppis, 39.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Puppis |
|---|---|
| Distance | 39.8 light-years (12.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.62 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 21.19 |
| Spectral type | M2V |
| Surface temperature | 3,340 K |
| Luminosity | 2.21 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00444 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 24m 45.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −45° 21′ 49″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 22.0 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.62. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 45° N. South of latitude 45° 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 1986. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 706 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASS J06244595-4521548, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.26, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Lyra. It would be visible 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.