Star · M2V
SIMP J09475068+0617139
SIMP J09475068+0617139 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M2V in the constellation Sextans, 132.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Sextans |
|---|---|
| Distance | 132.6 light-years (40.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 20.93 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 17.88 |
| Spectral type | M2V |
| Surface temperature | 3,330 K |
| Luminosity | 4.69 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0205 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 47m 50.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +6° 17′ 11″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 56.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 20.93. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 84° S. It stands highest at midnight in February, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1893. 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 SIMP J09475068+0617139, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.88, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Aquarius. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- ULAS J094516.39+075545.6 4.57 light-years
- ULAS J094136.50+094214.2 8.79 light-years
- HIP 47587 9.48 light-years
- Subra 9.51 light-years
- ULAS J095401.45+092213.7 11.2 light-years
- ULAS J094806.06+064805.0 12.0 light-years
- SDSS J093600.12+043147.9 13.7 light-years
- HIP 48215 16.2 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.