Star · M4V
2MASSI J0415195-093506
2MASSI J0415195-093506 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Eridanus, 18.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Eridanus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 18.6 light-years (5.71 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 23.20 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 24.42 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 2.69 × 10⁻⁷ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00195 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 15m 19.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −9° 35′ 06″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 61.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 23.20. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 80° N. It stands highest at midnight in November, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 2007. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 330 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASSI J0415195-093506, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 3.61, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Hercules. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 166C 2.35 light-years
- Keid 2.36 light-years
- Gl 166B 2.36 light-years
- GJ 3323 3.88 light-years
- Gl 205 6.40 light-years
- LTT 1445 A 7.78 light-years
- Ran 8.51 light-years
- WISEPA J041022.71+150248.5 8.94 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.