Star · M3V
SIPS J0050-1538
SIPS J0050-1538 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M3V in the constellation Cetus, 80.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Cetus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 80.8 light-years (24.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.33 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 19.36 |
| Spectral type | M3V |
| Surface temperature | 3,090 K |
| Luminosity | 2.09 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0159 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 50m 24.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −15° 38′ 27″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 62.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.33. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 74° N. South of latitude 74° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1945. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SIPS J0050-1538, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.80, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Coma Berenices. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 4443 6.66 light-years
- WISEA J010738.75-131413.7 8.01 light-years
- 2MASS J00332386-1521309 8.06 light-years
- GJ 3064 9.63 light-years
- 2MASSW J0030300-145033 10.2 light-years
- HIP 6008 10.2 light-years
- Gl 56.1 10.6 light-years
- HIP 5938 10.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.