Star · M4V
2MASSI J1534498-295227
2MASSI J1534498-295227 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Libra, 51.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Libra |
|---|---|
| Distance | 51.8 light-years (15.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 22.40 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 21.40 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 4.34 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00784 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 34m 49.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −29° 52′ 28″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 20.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 22.40. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 60° N. South of latitude 60° S 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 1974. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 918 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASSI J1534498-295227, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.83, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Taurus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HD 140901 7.75 light-years
- Gl 599B 7.77 light-years
- HIP 76779 10.7 light-years
- Gl 565 10.7 light-years
- Gl 620 11.2 light-years
- CWISE J153143.38-330657.3 11.6 light-years
- Gl 604 12.3 light-years
- WISE J150115.92-400418.4 12.5 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.