Star · M3V
2MASSW J1412244+163312
2MASSW J1412244+163312 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M3V in the constellation Boötes, 104.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Boötes |
|---|---|
| Distance | 104.3 light-years (32.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.17 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 18.65 |
| Spectral type | M3V |
| Surface temperature | 3,150 K |
| Luminosity | 3.45 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0197 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 12m 24.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +16° 33′ 10″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 17.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.17. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 73° S. North of latitude 73° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in April, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1922. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.9 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASSW J1412244+163312, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.35, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cetus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 69595 6.65 light-years
- HIP 69751 7.77 light-years
- ULAS J141756.22+133045.8 8.04 light-years
- SDSS J135712.40+142839.8 8.32 light-years
- 14 Boo 8.69 light-years
- Gl 536.1A 9.81 light-years
- Gl 536.1B 9.98 light-years
- HIP 67904 10.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.