Star · M2V
2MASS J17065487-1314396
2MASS J17065487-1314396 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M2V in the constellation Ophiuchus, 64.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Ophiuchus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 64.2 light-years (19.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.89 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 20.42 |
| Spectral type | M2V |
| Surface temperature | 3,200 K |
| Luminosity | 6.05 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00801 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 06m 54.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −13° 14′ 43″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 17.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.89. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 77° N. South of latitude 77° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in June, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1962. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASS J17065487-1314396, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.30, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Orion. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 4000B 5.11 light-years
- GJ 3973 5.99 light-years
- GJ 1212 6.62 light-years
- GJ 3987 8.14 light-years
- DENIS-P J170548.38-051645.7 9.15 light-years
- DENIS-P J1733423-165449 9.32 light-years
- Gl 690.1 10.7 light-years
- DENIS-P J1745346-164053 11.1 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.