Star · M4V
VIK J091641.18-010911.5
VIK J091641.18-010911.5 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Hydra, 110.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Hydra |
|---|---|
| Distance | 110.9 light-years (34.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 25.22 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 22.56 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 1.48 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00458 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 16m 41.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −1° 09′ 10″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 25.0 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 25.22. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 89° N. It stands highest at midnight in February, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1915. 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 VIK J091641.18-010911.5, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.49, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Aquarius. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 44953 4.93 light-years
- HIP 45621 7.04 light-years
- ULAS J093951.04+001653.6 11.5 light-years
- PSO J136.5494-06.1944 11.8 light-years
- θ Hya 11.9 light-years
- ULAS J091544.13+053104.1 14.1 light-years
- Gl 344B 14.4 light-years
- Gl 344A 14.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.