Star · K8V
2MASSW J1036530-344138
2MASSW J1036530-344138 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K8V in the constellation Antlia, 48.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Antlia |
|---|---|
| Distance | 48.1 light-years (14.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.64 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 20.80 |
| Spectral type | K8V |
| Surface temperature | 3,860 K |
| Luminosity | 1.38 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00262 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 36m 53.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −34° 41′ 46″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 31.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.64. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 55° N. South of latitude 55° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in February, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1978. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 853 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASSW J1036530-344138, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.67, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pegasus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 1135 3.31 light-years
- HIP 52190 3.65 light-years
- HIP 52596 4.11 light-years
- WISEPC J104245.23-384238.3 4.18 light-years
- 2MASS J11220826-3512363 8.76 light-years
- Gl 377 8.84 light-years
- GJ 3654 9.16 light-years
- GJ 1136B 10.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.