Star · M4V
CWISE J080556.14+515330.4
CWISE J080556.14+515330.4 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Lynx, 51.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Lynx |
|---|---|
| Distance | 51.2 light-years (15.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 24.58 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 23.60 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 5.70 × 10⁻⁷ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00284 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 05m 57.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +51° 53′ 33″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 42.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 24.58. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 38° S. North of latitude 38° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in January, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1975. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 908 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around CWISE J080556.14+515330.4, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.81, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Telescopium. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- WISEPA J074457.15+562821.8 5.03 light-years
- GJ 3480 5.92 light-years
- Talitha 8.72 light-years
- Gl 331B 8.72 light-years
- Gl 331C 8.72 light-years
- Gl 272 9.40 light-years
- GJ 1095 9.42 light-years
- SDSSp J085758.45+570851.4 9.98 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.