Star · M2V
TVLM 262-47735
TVLM 262-47735 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M2V in the constellation Ursa Major, 172.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
|---|---|
| Distance | 172.8 light-years (53.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.42 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 17.80 |
| Spectral type | M2V |
| Surface temperature | 3,240 K |
| Luminosity | 6.12 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0248 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 57m 03.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +44° 59′ 52″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 56.7 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.42. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 45° S. North of latitude 45° N it never sets. 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 1853. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around TVLM 262-47735, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.45, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Grus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 49102 4.71 light-years
- HIP 49634 7.03 light-years
- HIP 49738 7.57 light-years
- HIP 47775 8.69 light-years
- HIP 49713 8.81 light-years
- HIP 50366 12.9 light-years
- HIP 46903 14.5 light-years
- HIP 50325 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.