Star · M8
2MASS J12073346-3932539
2MASS J12073346-3932539 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M8 in the constellation Centaurus, 211.1 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Centaurus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 211.1 light-years (64.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 20.18 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 16.12 |
| Spectral type | M8 |
| Surface temperature | 2,830 K |
| Luminosity | 0.00275 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.219 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.188 M☉ |
| Age | 0.0 billion years |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 07m 33.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −39° 32′ 54″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 22.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 20.18. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 50° N. South of latitude 50° 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 1815. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASS J12073346-3932539, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.89, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Andromeda. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- 2MASS J12073346-3932539 b 15.7 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 59353 6.84 light-years
- 2MASS J12074836-3900043 7.91 light-years
- HIP 60149 11.4 light-years
- HIP 59584 14.1 light-years
- HIP 58975 15.5 light-years
- HIP 60239 16.2 light-years
- HIP 59156 17.4 light-years
- HIP 57960 18.7 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.