Star · M4V
CWISEP J093852.89+063440.6
CWISEP J093852.89+063440.6 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Leo, 48.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Leo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 48.9 light-years (15.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 28.53 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 27.65 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 1.37 × 10⁻⁸ L☉ |
| Radius | 4.40 × 10⁻⁴ R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 38m 52.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +6° 34′ 48″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 56.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 28.53. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 83° S. It stands highest at midnight in February, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1977. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 868 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around CWISEP J093852.89+063440.6, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.71, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Aquarius. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 349 7.46 light-years
- Gl 372 9.78 light-years
- GJ 3553 9.97 light-years
- ULAS J101243.54+102101.7 10.2 light-years
- 2MASS J09153413+0422045 10.4 light-years
- GJ 3566 10.9 light-years
- ULAS J102940.52+093514.6 10.9 light-years
- Gl 330 11.1 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.