Star · M4V
ULAS J125359.78+265855.5
ULAS J125359.78+265855.5 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Coma Berenices, 234.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
|---|---|
| Distance | 234.8 light-years (72.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 26.11 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 21.82 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 2.93 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00644 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 53m 59.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +26° 58′ 56″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 47.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 26.11. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 63° S. North of latitude 63° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in April, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1791. 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 J125359.78+265855.5, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.12, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Sculptor. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 63320 9.75 light-years
- HIP 62424 11.7 light-years
- SDSS J125437.60+293832.7 12.3 light-years
- HIP 62017 14.4 light-years
- HIP 62507 15.0 light-years
- HIP 62492 17.3 light-years
- ULAS J131313.57+265433.8 17.7 light-years
- SDSS J125459.33+263107.2 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.