Star · M4V
CFBDS J022644.65-062522.0
CFBDS J022644.65-062522.0 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Cetus, 163.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Cetus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 163.1 light-years (50.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 25.08 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 21.59 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 3.65 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00719 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 26m 44.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −6° 25′ 22″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 10.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 25.08. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 84° 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 1863. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.9 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around CFBDS J022644.65-062522.0, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.32, 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):
- CFBDS J022638.96-072831.8 4.45 light-years
- HIP 10365 11.9 light-years
- HIP 10584 13.1 light-years
- HIP 12347 14.0 light-years
- HIP 12350 14.9 light-years
- SDSS J023547.56-084919.8 15.0 light-years
- HIP 10215 15.0 light-years
- HIP 9657 15.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.