Star · M4V
ULAS J145243.59+065542.9
ULAS J145243.59+065542.9 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Virgo, 257.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Virgo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 257.7 light-years (79.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 26.13 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 21.64 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 3.46 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.007 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 52m 43.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +6° 55′ 44″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 62.0 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 26.13. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 83° S. It stands highest at midnight in May, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1768. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around ULAS J145243.59+065542.9, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.32, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Eridanus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- SDSS J144804.97+060802.3 9.55 light-years
- HIP 73151 9.67 light-years
- HIP 72675 10.2 light-years
- HIP 73390 11.9 light-years
- HIP 71979 13.1 light-years
- HIP 72076 13.6 light-years
- HIP 73563 14.5 light-years
- ULAS J145935.25+085751.2 18.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.