Star · M2V
2MASSI J1213033-043243
2MASSI J1213033-043243 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M2V in the constellation Virgo, 55.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Virgo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 55.2 light-years (16.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.66 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 20.52 |
| Spectral type | M2V |
| Surface temperature | 3,340 K |
| Luminosity | 4.11 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00606 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 13m 02.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −4° 32′ 44″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 29.7 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.66. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 85° N. 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 1971. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 979 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASSI J1213033-043243, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.97, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pisces. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 3732B 4.19 light-years
- Gl 461A 5.61 light-years
- SDSSp J120358.19+001550.3 7.68 light-years
- GJ 3686B 8.47 light-years
- GJ 1162 8.68 light-years
- GJ 3699B 9.54 light-years
- 2MASS J12212770+0257198 9.56 light-years
- GJ 3685A 10.2 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.