Star · M4V
CWISE J234426.81-475502.6
CWISE J234426.81-475502.6 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Phoenix, 48.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Phoenix |
|---|---|
| Distance | 48.3 light-years (14.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 23.50 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 22.65 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 1.37 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00441 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 44m 26.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −47° 55′ 05″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 9.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 23.50. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 42° N. South of latitude 42° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in September, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1978. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 856 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around CWISE J234426.81-475502.6, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.68, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Ursa Major. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- WISE J001505.87-461517.6 6.56 light-years
- WISE J233226.49-432510.6 6.83 light-years
- GJ 1021 8.78 light-years
- GJ 4386 8.80 light-years
- WISE J003231.09-494651.4 8.89 light-years
- 2MASS J23312378-4718274 9.05 light-years
- CWISEP J235644.78-481456.3 9.33 light-years
- GJ 3009 10.1 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.