Star · M2V
2MASS J12073804-3909050
2MASS J12073804-3909050 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M2V in the constellation Centaurus, 119.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Centaurus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 119.1 light-years (36.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.47 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 18.66 |
| Spectral type | M2V |
| Surface temperature | 3,320 K |
| Luminosity | 2.36 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0147 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 07m 37.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −39° 09′ 04″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 23.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.47. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 51° N. South of latitude 51° 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 1907. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASS J12073804-3909050, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.64, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Andromeda. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 59947 4.97 light-years
- HIP 57021 12.4 light-years
- HIP 61468 12.4 light-years
- 2MASS J11544223-3400390 12.8 light-years
- HIP 61391 13.9 light-years
- HIP 58401 14.1 light-years
- HIP 59380 15.0 light-years
- 2MASS J12070374-3151298 15.1 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.