Star · M3V
2MASSI J0451009-340214
2MASSI J0451009-340214 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M3V in the constellation Caelum, 71.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Caelum |
|---|---|
| Distance | 71.0 light-years (21.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.48 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 19.79 |
| Spectral type | M3V |
| Surface temperature | 3,070 K |
| Luminosity | 1.48 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0136 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 51m 01.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −34° 02′ 13″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 17.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.48. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 56° N. South of latitude 56° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1955. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASSI J0451009-340214, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.52, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Hercules. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- 2MASSI J0443058-320209 4.86 light-years
- WISE J051208.66-300404.4 7.49 light-years
- 2MASSI J0512063-294954 8.96 light-years
- GJ 3341 9.49 light-years
- LHS 1678 10.2 light-years
- WISEPA J052844.51-330823.9 10.5 light-years
- Gl 174.1B 10.7 light-years
- α Cae 10.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.