Star · M4V
PSO J260.1623+61.7636
PSO J260.1623+61.7636 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Draco, 137.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Draco |
|---|---|
| Distance | 137.0 light-years (42.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 27.12 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 24.00 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 3.93 × 10⁻⁷ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00236 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 20m 38.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +61° 45′ 47″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 32.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 27.12. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 28° S. North of latitude 28° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in June, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1889. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around PSO J260.1623+61.7636, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.95, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Dorado. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 84183 6.78 light-years
- HIP 83654 8.10 light-years
- HIP 82750 9.01 light-years
- WISE J174556.65+645933.8 12.0 light-years
- HIP 85575 13.0 light-years
- HIP 85620 13.1 light-years
- SDSS J165329.69+623136.5 14.6 light-years
- HIP 81862 14.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.