Star · M2V
DENIS-P J0615493-010041
DENIS-P J0615493-010041 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M2V in the constellation Orion, 72.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Orion |
|---|---|
| Distance | 72.5 light-years (22.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 20.71 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 18.98 |
| Spectral type | M2V |
| Surface temperature | 3,210 K |
| Luminosity | 2.24 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0153 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 15m 49.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −1° 00′ 43″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 21.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 20.71. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 89° N. 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 1953. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around DENIS-P J0615493-010041, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.56, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Ophiuchus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- WISEPA J061135.13-041024.0 5.13 light-years
- GJ 3376A 9.59 light-years
- BD-06 1339 11.1 light-years
- WISEA J064223.48+042343.1 11.3 light-years
- Gl 231.1A 11.8 light-years
- GJ 3377C 11.8 light-years
- GJ 3392 11.9 light-years
- Gl 231.1B 12.3 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.