Star · M4V
2MASS J10595185+3042059
2MASS J10595185+3042059 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Leo Minor, 83.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Leo Minor |
|---|---|
| Distance | 83.5 light-years (25.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 23.70 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 21.66 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 3.41 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00695 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 59m 51.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +30° 42′ 04″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 71.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 23.70. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 59° S. North of latitude 59° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1943. 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 J10595185+3042059, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.87, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Piscis Austrinus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 53541 6.72 light-years
- WISEA J105917.38+285729.3 8.27 light-years
- GJ 3617B 10.6 light-years
- GJ 3626 10.7 light-years
- GJ 3635 10.9 light-years
- GJ 3607 11.6 light-years
- SDSS J102552.43+321234.0 11.7 light-years
- GJ 3639 12.2 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.