Star · M2V
2MASSW J0058425-065123
2MASSW J0058425-065123 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M2V in the constellation Cetus, 94.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Cetus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 94.5 light-years (29.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.20 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 18.89 |
| Spectral type | M2V |
| Surface temperature | 3,220 K |
| Luminosity | 2.38 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0157 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 58m 42.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −6° 51′ 26″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 27.0 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.20. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 83° N. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1932. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASSW J0058425-065123, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.14, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Virgo. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 5985 10.6 light-years
- HIP 3203 10.8 light-years
- PSO J011.1793-03.7847 11.6 light-years
- HIP 2839 11.8 light-years
- Gl 56.3B 13.4 light-years
- Gl 56.3A 13.4 light-years
- HIP 4443 13.4 light-years
- HIP 3757 14.2 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.