Star · M3V
2MASS J11550485-7919108
2MASS J11550485-7919108 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M3V in the constellation Chamaeleon, 329.0 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Chamaeleon |
|---|---|
| Distance | 329.0 light-years (100.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 16.96 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 11.94 |
| Spectral type | M3V |
| Surface temperature | 3,020 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0271 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.6 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.588 M☉ |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 55m 04.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −79° 19′ 11″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 19.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 16.96. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 11° N. South of latitude 11° S it never sets.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1697. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5.8 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASS J11550485-7919108, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.85, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cepheus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- 2MASS J11550485-7919108 b 12.1 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.