Star · M4V
2MASSI J0727182+171001
2MASSI J0727182+171001 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Gemini, 29.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Gemini |
|---|---|
| Distance | 29.0 light-years (8.89 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 23.10 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 23.36 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 7.14 × 10⁻⁷ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00318 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 27m 18.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +17° 09′ 59″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 54.5 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 23.10. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 73° S. North of latitude 73° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in January, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1997. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 514 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASSI J0727182+171001, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 4.57, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Sagittarius. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.