Star · M4V
CWISE J060149.45+141955.2
CWISE J060149.45+141955.2 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Orion, 53.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Orion |
|---|---|
| Distance | 53.5 light-years (16.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 23.54 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 22.47 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 1.62 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00479 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 01m 49.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +14° 19′ 58″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 17.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 23.54. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 76° S. North of latitude 76° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1973. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 949 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around CWISE J060149.45+141955.2, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.90, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Serpens. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 227 2.57 light-years
- WISE J061437.73+095135.0 5.92 light-years
- HIP 28936 6.72 light-years
- GJ 2043B 7.97 light-years
- GJ 2043A 7.98 light-years
- Gl 230 8.52 light-years
- Gl 233A 8.68 light-years
- WISEA J061557.21+152626.1 8.91 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.