Star · M4V
2MASSI J0835425-081923
2MASSI J0835425-081923 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Hydra, 23.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Hydra |
|---|---|
| Distance | 23.6 light-years (7.23 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 18.67 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 19.37 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 2.79 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0199 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 35m 42.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −8° 19′ 24″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 36.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 18.67. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 82° N. 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 2002. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 418 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASSI J0835425-081923, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 4.13, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Delphinus. 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.