Star · M4V
SIMP J17563950+3343002
SIMP J17563950+3343002 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Hercules, 199.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Hercules |
|---|---|
| Distance | 199.0 light-years (61.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.98 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 18.05 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 9.43 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0366 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 56m 39.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +33° 43′ 00″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 23.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.98. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 56° S. North of latitude 56° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in June, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1827. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SIMP J17563950+3343002, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.76, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Columba. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 87958 3.97 light-years
- HIP 87367 6.03 light-years
- HIP 88836 13.4 light-years
- HIP 89268 13.9 light-years
- HIP 87152 16.3 light-years
- HIP 85846 19.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.