Star · M4V
ULAS J120323.74-015655.8
ULAS J120323.74-015655.8 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Virgo, 456.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Virgo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 456.6 light-years (140.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 23.27 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 17.54 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 1.51 × 10⁻⁴ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0463 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 03m 23.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −1° 56′ 56″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 26.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 23.27. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 88° N. 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 1569. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 8.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around ULAS J120323.74-015655.8, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 10.56, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pisces. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.