Star · M4V
ULAS J121226.80+101007.4
ULAS J121226.80+101007.4 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Virgo, 159.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Virgo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 159.8 light-years (49.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 26.43 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 22.98 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 1.01 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00378 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 12m 26.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +10° 10′ 14″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 51.2 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 26.43. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 80° S. North of latitude 80° N it never sets. 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 1866. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.8 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around ULAS J121226.80+101007.4, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.28, 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 59690 7.10 light-years
- 12 Vir 7.57 light-years
- ο Vir 9.95 light-years
- 11 Vir 13.4 light-years
- ULAS J123327.45+121952.2 16.1 light-years
- 6 Vir 16.2 light-years
- ULAS J120943.05+065333.0 16.3 light-years
- HIP 58212 16.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.