Star · M4V
2MASSI J1553022+153236
2MASSI J1553022+153236 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Serpens, 43.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Serpens |
|---|---|
| Distance | 43.4 light-years (13.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 23.33 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 22.71 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 1.30 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00429 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 53m 02.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +15° 32′ 37″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 26.5 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 23.33. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 74° S. North of latitude 74° 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 1983. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 771 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASSI J1553022+153236, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.45, 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):
- WISEPA J161705.75+180714.3 4.98 light-years
- Gl 589B 6.52 light-years
- Gl 589A 6.56 light-years
- WISE J154214.00+223005.2 7.04 light-years
- γ Ser 7.05 light-years
- HD 141004 7.53 light-years
- Ross 508 8.51 light-years
- SDSS J162838.77+230821.1 8.57 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.