Star · M4V
PSO J280.2973+63.2600
PSO J280.2973+63.2600 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Draco, 73.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Draco |
|---|---|
| Distance | 73.7 light-years (22.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.63 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 19.86 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 1.79 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0159 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 18h 41m 11.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +63° 15′ 35″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 14.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.63. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 27° S. North of latitude 27° 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 1952. 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 PSO J280.2973+63.2600, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.60, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pictor. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- 36 Dra 4.56 light-years
- TOI-1450 A 6.72 light-years
- GJ 4094A 8.56 light-years
- WISE J185101.83+593508.6 8.81 light-years
- CWISE J193823.28+663602.7 8.96 light-years
- WISE J173859.27+614242.1 9.43 light-years
- GJ 4037 9.75 light-years
- WISE J173623.03+605920.2 10.3 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.