Star · M4V
ULAS J075937.75+185555.0
ULAS J075937.75+185555.0 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Cancer, 169.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Cancer |
|---|---|
| Distance | 169.6 light-years (52.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 26.10 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 22.52 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 1.54 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00467 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 59m 37.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +18° 56′ 01″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 23.2 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 26.10. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 71° S. North of latitude 71° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in January, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1856. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around ULAS J075937.75+185555.0, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.41, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Sagittarius. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- ULAS J080441.05+182611.6 7.61 light-years
- HIP 39422 8.07 light-years
- HIP 38514 10.4 light-years
- HIP 39999 16.0 light-years
- HIP 37722 17.5 light-years
- ULAS J074616.98+235532.2 18.3 light-years
- SDSS J081752.63+194727.6 19.0 light-years
- HIP 36607 19.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.