Star · M4V
SIMP J1501530-013506
SIMP J1501530-013506 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Libra, 110.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Libra |
|---|---|
| Distance | 110.9 light-years (34.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.58 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 18.92 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 4.24 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0245 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 01m 53.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −1° 35′ 07″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 38.7 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.58. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 88° N. It stands highest at midnight in May, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1915. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SIMP J1501530-013506, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.49, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cetus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 3870 5.86 light-years
- HIP 73309 6.85 light-years
- Mönch 9.87 light-years
- HIP 73717 10.4 light-years
- HIP 75101 11.9 light-years
- ULAS J150140.69-005146.8 13.1 light-years
- 2MASS J14313545-0313117 15.0 light-years
- HIP 73194 15.5 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.