Star · M4V
SIMP J00081285+0806441
SIMP J00081285+0806441 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Pisces, 277.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Pisces |
|---|---|
| Distance | 277.2 light-years (85.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 22.09 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 17.44 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 1.66 × 10⁻⁴ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0484 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 08m 12.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +8° 06′ 44″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 90.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 22.09. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 82° S. 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 1749. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.9 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SIMP J00081285+0806441, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.48, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Virgo. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 733 8.49 light-years
- HIP 510 10.1 light-years
- SIMP J00132128+0841006 17.6 light-years
- HIP 538 18.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.