Star · M2V
2MASS J16062665+6837268
2MASS J16062665+6837268 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M2V in the constellation Draco, 123.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Draco |
|---|---|
| Distance | 123.6 light-years (37.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.73 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 18.84 |
| Spectral type | M2V |
| Surface temperature | 3,330 K |
| Luminosity | 1.98 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0134 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 06m 26.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +68° 37′ 27″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 18.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.73. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 21° S. North of latitude 21° 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 1902. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASS J16062665+6837268, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.72, 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):
- GJ 9551 9.08 light-years
- HIP 80467 10.7 light-years
- HIP 73623 15.7 light-years
- HIP 80243 15.7 light-years
- HIP 73440 16.8 light-years
- SDSS J165329.69+623136.5 16.8 light-years
- TOI-1743 18.1 light-years
- HD 156279 18.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.