Star · M4V
IfA 0230-Z1
IfA 0230-Z1 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Cetus, 172.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Cetus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 172.9 light-years (53.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 25.85 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 22.23 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 2.02 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00535 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 26m 37.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +0° 51′ 55″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 31.5 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 25.85. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 89° S. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1853. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around IfA 0230-Z1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.45, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Virgo. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 11507 6.58 light-years
- HIP 11417 11.8 light-years
- HIP 11815 14.8 light-years
- ULAS J021750.35+035803.3 15.3 light-years
- HIP 12034 17.2 light-years
- 2MASS J02411151-0326587 17.5 light-years
- HIP 12347 17.8 light-years
- HIP 12087 19.1 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.