Star · M4V
2MASSW J2244316+204343
2MASSW J2244316+204343 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Pegasus, 55.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Pegasus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 55.6 light-years (17.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.98 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 20.82 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 7.36 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0102 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 44m 31.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +20° 43′ 43″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 26.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.98. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 69° S. North of latitude 69° 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 1970. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 986 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASSW J2244316+204343, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.99, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Hydra. It would be visible 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.