Star · M4V
2MASS J16135698+4019158
2MASS J16135698+4019158 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Hercules, 169.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Hercules |
|---|---|
| Distance | 169.6 light-years (52.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 22.96 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 19.38 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 2.78 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0198 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 13m 56.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +40° 19′ 16″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 25.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 22.96. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 50° S. North of latitude 50° 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 1856. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASS J16135698+4019158, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.41, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Horologium. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 79234 4.94 light-years
- HIP 79186 8.56 light-years
- HIP 79700 8.95 light-years
- HIP 80232 19.0 light-years
- HIP 78923 19.1 light-years
- HIP 78074 19.8 light-years
- HIP 79068 19.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.