Star · M3V
2MASS J11263991-5003550
2MASS J11263991-5003550 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M3V in the constellation Centaurus, 52.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Centaurus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 52.8 light-years (16.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.94 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 20.90 |
| Spectral type | M3V |
| Surface temperature | 3,100 K |
| Luminosity | 4.97 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00774 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 26m 37.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −50° 03′ 48″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 126.7 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.94. 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 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 1973. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 936 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASS J11263991-5003550, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.87, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Andromeda. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 1147 8.51 light-years
- GJ 1157 9.14 light-years
- GJ 2095 11.1 light-years
- SIMP J11322058-3809562 11.5 light-years
- Gl 422 12.0 light-years
- HIP 56998 12.2 light-years
- WISEPC J104245.23-384238.3 12.6 light-years
- GJ 422 13.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.