Star · M4V
2MASS J12314753+0847331
2MASS J12314753+0847331 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Virgo, 46.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Virgo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 46.6 light-years (14.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 23.07 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 22.29 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 1.90 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00519 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 31m 47.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +8° 47′ 33″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 106.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 23.07. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 81° S. 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 1979. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 827 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASS J12314753+0847331, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.61, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cetus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 469 1.64 light-years
- Gl 471 1.90 light-years
- GJ 480 2.76 light-years
- ULAS J124052.92+112940.4 5.59 light-years
- Gl 481 5.66 light-years
- ULAS J130217.21+130851.2 8.14 light-years
- GJ 3693 8.16 light-years
- SDSSp J120358.19+001550.3 9.53 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.