Star · M2V
2MASSI J1059513-211308
2MASSI J1059513-211308 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M2V in the constellation Crater, 100.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Crater |
|---|---|
| Distance | 100.2 light-years (30.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.55 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 19.11 |
| Spectral type | M2V |
| Surface temperature | 3,240 K |
| Luminosity | 1.85 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0136 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 59m 51.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −21° 13′ 11″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 28.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.55. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 69° N. South of latitude 69° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1926. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.8 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASSI J1059513-211308, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.27, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pegasus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 403.1 3.78 light-years
- HIP 53150 4.19 light-years
- PSO J160.0416-21.3281 8.26 light-years
- HIP 52787 10.7 light-years
- HIP 52776 10.8 light-years
- DENIS-P J104731.1-181558 11.0 light-years
- HIP 51443 13.0 light-years
- HIP 53236 13.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.