Star · M4V
ULAS J120257.05+090158.8
ULAS J120257.05+090158.8 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Virgo, 101.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Virgo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 101.1 light-years (31.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 24.35 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 21.89 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 2.75 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00624 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 02m 57.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +9° 01′ 59″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 11.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 24.35. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 81° S. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1925. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.8 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around ULAS J120257.05+090158.8, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.29, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cetus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 58863 5.41 light-years
- GJ 3715 6.26 light-years
- ULAS J115759.04+092200.7 10.1 light-years
- ULAS J114340.47+061358.9 10.1 light-years
- SDSS J115013.17+052012.3 11.0 light-years
- 17 Vir 11.1 light-years
- HIP 60352 11.1 light-years
- Gl 435.1 11.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.