Star · K9V
2MASS J14075361+1241099
2MASS J14075361+1241099 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K9V in the constellation Boötes, 93.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Boötes |
|---|---|
| Distance | 93.4 light-years (28.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.60 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 19.31 |
| Spectral type | K9V |
| Surface temperature | 3,810 K |
| Luminosity | 5.80 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00553 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 07m 53.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +12° 41′ 11″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 46.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.60. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 77° S. North of latitude 77° N 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 1933. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASS J14075361+1241099, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.12, 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):
- Gl 536.1B 5.61 light-years
- Gl 536.1A 5.69 light-years
- ULAS J141756.22+133045.8 6.92 light-years
- GJ 3824 7.68 light-years
- SDSS J140255.66+080055.2 8.06 light-years
- SDSS J135712.40+142839.8 9.09 light-years
- 18 Boo 9.35 light-years
- SDSS J143553.25+112948.6 11.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.