Star · M3V
2MASS J07231462+5727081
2MASS J07231462+5727081 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M3V in the constellation Lynx, 81.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Lynx |
|---|---|
| Distance | 81.8 light-years (25.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.07 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 19.07 |
| Spectral type | M3V |
| Surface temperature | 3,190 K |
| Luminosity | 2.16 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0153 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 23m 14.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +57° 27′ 04″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 28.2 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.07. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 33° S. North of latitude 33° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in January, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1944. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASS J07231462+5727081, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.83, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pavo. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 3444 3.51 light-years
- GJ 3432 7.77 light-years
- HIP 37061 8.34 light-years
- HIP 38117 8.59 light-years
- GJ 3477 8.78 light-years
- HIP 33322 9.04 light-years
- CWISE J075831.11+571153.9 9.43 light-years
- HIP 33805 11.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.