Star · M4V
2MASSI J0746425+200032
2MASSI J0746425+200032 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Gemini, 40.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Gemini |
|---|---|
| Distance | 40.2 light-years (12.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 17.26 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 16.81 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 2.97 × 10⁻⁴ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0649 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 46m 42.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +20° 00′ 32″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 58.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 17.26. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 70° S. North of latitude 70° 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 1986. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 712 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASSI J0746425+200032, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.28, 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):
- SDSS J074149.15+235127.5 5.42 light-years
- Gl 268.3 6.98 light-years
- 2MASSI J0825196+211552 7.74 light-years
- Gl 289 7.80 light-years
- Pollux 8.19 light-years
- 2MASSI J0755480+221218 8.77 light-years
- WISEPA J075003.84+272544.8 9.66 light-years
- SDSS J075840.33+324723.4 9.73 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.