Star · M4V
PSO J002.0878+52.0687
PSO J002.0878+52.0687 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Cassiopeia, 91.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Cassiopeia |
|---|---|
| Distance | 91.3 light-years (28.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 24.19 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 21.95 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 2.60 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00607 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 08m 21.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +52° 04′ 11″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 33.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 24.19. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 38° S. North of latitude 38° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in September, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1935. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around PSO J002.0878+52.0687, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.07, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Centaurus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- PSO J004.7148+51.8918 2.59 light-years
- WISEA J002810.59+521853.1 4.86 light-years
- GJ 4373 8.96 light-years
- GJ 4349 9.84 light-years
- PSO J357.8314+49.6330 11.5 light-years
- GJ 4382 11.8 light-years
- GJ 4334 13.0 light-years
- GJ 3012 13.1 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.