Star · K6V
2MASS J15293306+6730215
2MASS J15293306+6730215 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K6V in the constellation Ursa Minor, 251.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Ursa Minor |
|---|---|
| Distance | 251.5 light-years (77.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.33 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 16.89 |
| Spectral type | K6V |
| Surface temperature | 4,150 K |
| Luminosity | 3.66 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0117 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 29m 33.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +67° 30′ 21″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 17.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.33. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 22° S. North of latitude 22° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in May, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1774. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASS J15293306+6730215, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.27, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Hydrus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 76786 8.99 light-years
- HIP 73600 15.8 light-years
- HIP 78893 17.9 light-years
- HIP 72545 19.3 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.