Star · K8V
2MASSI J1526140+204341
2MASSI J1526140+204341 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K8V in the constellation Serpens, 67.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Serpens |
|---|---|
| Distance | 67.7 light-years (20.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.44 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 19.85 |
| Spectral type | K8V |
| Surface temperature | 3,870 K |
| Luminosity | 3.26 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00402 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 26m 13.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +20° 43′ 35″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 41.5 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.44. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 69° S. North of latitude 69° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in May, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1958. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASSI J1526140+204341, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.42, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Eridanus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 75277 4.10 light-years
- CWISE J153347.50+175306.7 5.38 light-years
- 45 Boo 7.95 light-years
- GJ 3913 8.20 light-years
- SDSS J154849.02+172235.4 8.68 light-years
- Gl 579 8.84 light-years
- SDSS J153453.33+121949.2 10.3 light-years
- GJ 1193 10.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.