Star · M4V
CWISE J060251.35-403534.4
CWISE J060251.35-403534.4 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Columba, 78.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Columba |
|---|---|
| Distance | 78.3 light-years (24.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 24.33 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 22.43 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 1.68 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00487 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 02m 51.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −40° 35′ 32″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 23.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 24.33. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 49° N. South of latitude 49° S 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 1948. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around CWISE J060251.35-403534.4, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.73, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Hercules. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- CWISE J062725.28-373033.1 7.75 light-years
- Gl 237 8.36 light-years
- CD-35 2722 B 8.42 light-years
- HIP 28153 9.92 light-years
- GJ 3360A 11.1 light-years
- GJ 3361B 11.1 light-years
- GJ 9200 12.1 light-years
- HIP 26369 12.1 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.