Star · M3V
PSO J306.0928-06.6429
PSO J306.0928-06.6429 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M3V in the constellation Aquila, 236.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Aquila |
|---|---|
| Distance | 236.8 light-years (72.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.04 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 16.74 |
| Spectral type | M3V |
| Surface temperature | 3,150 K |
| Luminosity | 2.03 × 10⁻⁴ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0479 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 20h 24m 22.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −6° 38′ 36″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 84.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.04. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 83° N. It stands highest at midnight in July, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1789. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around PSO J306.0928-06.6429, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.13, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cancer. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 99558 14.6 light-years
- HIP 100698 15.4 light-years
- HIP 100428 16.5 light-years
- HIP 100998 18.2 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.