Star · M2V
2MASS J20414283-3506442
2MASS J20414283-3506442 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M2V in the constellation Microscopium, 126.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Microscopium |
|---|---|
| Distance | 126.9 light-years (38.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.90 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 18.95 |
| Spectral type | M2V |
| Surface temperature | 3,260 K |
| Luminosity | 2.03 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0141 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 20h 41m 42.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −35° 06′ 47″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 27.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.90. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 55° N. South of latitude 55° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in July, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1899. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASS J20414283-3506442, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.78, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Lynx. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 102580 6.57 light-years
- HIP 100852 8.46 light-years
- HIP 102025 12.4 light-years
- HIP 103646 12.4 light-years
- HIP 101274 13.8 light-years
- HIP 103735 14.8 light-years
- HIP 103832 14.9 light-years
- HIP 101432 15.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.