Star · M4V
ULAS J095606.72+082115.7
ULAS J095606.72+082115.7 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Leo, 238.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Leo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 238.1 light-years (73.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 23.48 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 19.16 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 3.39 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0219 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 56m 06.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +8° 21′ 15″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 8.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 23.48. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 82° S. 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 1788. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around ULAS J095606.72+082115.7, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.15, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Aquarius. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 49256 14.7 light-years
- HIP 47704 15.7 light-years
- HIP 48036 16.4 light-years
- HIP 48836 16.8 light-years
- HIP 49492 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.