Star · M1V
2MASS J06322402-5010349
2MASS J06322402-5010349 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M1V in the constellation Puppis, 96.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Puppis |
|---|---|
| Distance | 96.4 light-years (29.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.96 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 19.61 |
| Spectral type | M1V |
| Surface temperature | 3,370 K |
| Luminosity | 8.93 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00876 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 32m 23.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −50° 10′ 35″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 12.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.96. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 40° N. South of latitude 40° 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 1930. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASS J06322402-5010349, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.18, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Draco. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- 2MASS J06160532-4557080 8.45 light-years
- HIP 28796 9.00 light-years
- LHS 1815 11.3 light-years
- HIP 30104 12.0 light-years
- HIP 34739 12.1 light-years
- HIP 28790 12.5 light-years
- HIP 30888 12.9 light-years
- HIP 27244 13.1 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.