Star · M4V
ULAS J124639.33+032314.3
ULAS J124639.33+032314.3 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Virgo, 137.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Virgo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 137.0 light-years (42.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 25.10 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 21.98 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 2.53 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00598 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 46m 39.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +3° 23′ 15″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 17.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 25.10. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 87° 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 1889. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around ULAS J124639.33+032314.3, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.95, 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):
- ULAS J130154.79+064747.9 13.6 light-years
- 33 Vir 16.0 light-years
- ρ Vir 18.9 light-years
- HD 108202 19.1 light-years
- 2MASS J12492272+0310255 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.
