Star · M3V
DENIS J1206501-393725
DENIS J1206501-393725 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M3V in the constellation Centaurus, 86.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Centaurus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 86.6 light-years (26.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.66 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 19.54 |
| Spectral type | M3V |
| Surface temperature | 3,150 K |
| Luminosity | 1.51 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.013 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 06m 50.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −39° 37′ 28″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 13.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.66. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 50° N. South of latitude 50° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1939. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around DENIS J1206501-393725, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.95, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Andromeda. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 58880 2.58 light-years
- HIP 60370 5.05 light-years
- TOI-776 5.29 light-years
- GJ 3701 7.24 light-years
- HIP 58688 8.17 light-years
- HIP 60310 8.42 light-years
- 2MASS J12154432-3420591 9.59 light-years
- HIP 62107 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.