Star · M4V
Ross 614
Ross 614 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Monoceros, 13.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | Gl 234A · HIP 30920 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Monoceros |
| Distance | 13.4 light-years (4.12 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.12 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 13.05 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 3,530 K |
| Luminosity | 0.00283 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.142 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.148 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 29m 23.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −2° 48′ 47″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 27.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.12. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 87° N. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 2013. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 238 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Ross 614, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 2.90, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Serpens. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 234B 0.00 light-years
- UGPS J072227.51-054031.2 3.17 light-years
- Luyten's Star 3.86 light-years
- GJ 3379 4.30 light-years
- Procyon 4.58 light-years
- Gl 280B 4.60 light-years
- Gl 244B 5.44 light-years
- Sirius 5.53 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.