Star · M3V
2MASSI J2238074+435317
2MASSI J2238074+435317 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M3V in the constellation Lacerta, 73.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Lacerta |
|---|---|
| Distance | 73.7 light-years (22.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.59 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 19.82 |
| Spectral type | M3V |
| Surface temperature | 3,090 K |
| Luminosity | 1.38 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.013 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 38m 07.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +43° 53′ 16″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 37.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.59. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 46° S. North of latitude 46° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in August, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1952. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASSI J2238074+435317, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.60, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Vela. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.