Star · M2V
2MASS J12565688+0146163
2MASS J12565688+0146163 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M2V in the constellation Virgo, 111.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Virgo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 111.9 light-years (34.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.38 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 18.70 |
| Spectral type | M2V |
| Surface temperature | 3,340 K |
| Luminosity | 2.20 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0141 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 56m 56.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +1° 46′ 16″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 34.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.38. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 88° S. It stands highest at midnight in April, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1914. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASS J12565688+0146163, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.51, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cetus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 3752 6.94 light-years
- ULAS J131610.13+031205.5 9.83 light-years
- 2MASS J13042886-0032410 10.7 light-years
- HIP 62036 10.7 light-years
- HD 111998 10.8 light-years
- SDSSp J125737.26-011336.1 12.7 light-years
- HIP 64984 12.9 light-years
- HIP 62016 13.5 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.