Star · M3V
2MASS J13595510-4034582
2MASS J13595510-4034582 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M3V in the constellation Centaurus, 68.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Centaurus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 68.8 light-years (21.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 20.91 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 19.29 |
| Spectral type | M3V |
| Surface temperature | 3,150 K |
| Luminosity | 1.91 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0146 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 59m 55.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −40° 35′ 07″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 50.7 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 20.91. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 49° N. South of latitude 49° S it never sets. 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 1957. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASS J13595510-4034582, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.45, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Andromeda. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- CWISEP J135937.65-435226.9 4.98 light-years
- TOI-4336 A 5.73 light-years
- Gl 540.3 6.34 light-years
- 1 Cen 11.0 light-years
- Menkent 11.2 light-years
- Gl 501.2 11.6 light-years
- WISEA J134824.42-422744.9 11.8 light-years
- 2MASS J14044941-3159329 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.