Star · M4V
ULAS J161436.96+244230.1
ULAS J161436.96+244230.1 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Hercules, 114.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Hercules |
|---|---|
| Distance | 114.2 light-years (35.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 26.02 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 23.30 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 7.52 × 10⁻⁷ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00326 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 14m 37.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +24° 42′ 30″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 21.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 26.02. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 65° S. North of latitude 65° N it never sets. 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 1912. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around ULAS J161436.96+244230.1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.55, 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):
- HIP 80751 9.85 light-years
- SIMP J16055741+1931115 13.1 light-years
- 2MASS J15543602+2724487 14.0 light-years
- HIP 82523 18.1 light-years
- HIP 79594 18.7 light-years
- HIP 81998 19.5 light-years
- GJ 3955 19.7 light-years
- HIP 76456 19.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.