Star · M2V
2MASS J08234818+2428577
2MASS J08234818+2428577 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M2V in the constellation Cancer, 81.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Cancer |
|---|---|
| Distance | 81.4 light-years (24.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 22.06 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 20.07 |
| Spectral type | M2V |
| Surface temperature | 3,260 K |
| Luminosity | 7.28 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00846 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 23m 48.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +24° 28′ 58″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 54.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 22.06. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 66° S. North of latitude 66° 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 1945. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASS J08234818+2428577, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.82, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Capricornus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 305.1 3.79 light-years
- μ² Cnc 7.49 light-years
- GJ 1110 7.76 light-years
- ULAS J081918.58+210310.4 8.53 light-years
- ULAS J075829.83+222526.7 9.11 light-years
- GJ 3471 9.80 light-years
- Tegmine 10.5 light-years
- Gl 301.1 10.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.