Star · M0V
2MASS J12074836-3900043
2MASS J12074836-3900043 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M0V in the constellation Centaurus, 218.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Centaurus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 218.7 light-years (67.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.87 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 17.74 |
| Spectral type | M0V |
| Surface temperature | 3,630 K |
| Luminosity | 3.20 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0143 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 07m 48.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −39° 00′ 05″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 21.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.87. 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 1807. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.9 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASS J12074836-3900043, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.96, 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 59584 7.12 light-years
- HIP 59353 7.44 light-years
- 2MASS J12073346-3932539 7.91 light-years
- HIP 60239 11.2 light-years
- HIP 60149 11.4 light-years
- HIP 59156 14.3 light-years
- HIP 57177 19.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.