Star · M3V
DENIS-P J1159+0057
DENIS-P J1159+0057 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M3V in the constellation Virgo, 106.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Virgo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 106.4 light-years (32.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.64 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 19.07 |
| Spectral type | M3V |
| Surface temperature | 3,120 K |
| Luminosity | 2.55 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0173 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 59m 38.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +0° 57′ 27″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 48.0 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.64. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 89° S. 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 1920. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.9 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around DENIS-P J1159+0057, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.40, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pisces. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 58949 5.26 light-years
- HIP 57629 6.50 light-years
- SDSS J115013.17+052012.3 9.36 light-years
- Gl 458.1A 11.5 light-years
- SIMP J12113013+0406096 11.7 light-years
- Gl 435.1 11.7 light-years
- Gl 456 12.3 light-years
- HIP 58908 12.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.