Star · M4V
VIKING J012834.94-280302.6
VIKING J012834.94-280302.6 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Sculptor, 123.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Sculptor |
|---|---|
| Distance | 123.9 light-years (38.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 25.22 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 22.32 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 1.85 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00512 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 28m 34.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −28° 03′ 06″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 55.6 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 62° N. South of latitude 62° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1902. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around VIKING J012834.94-280302.6, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.73, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Canes Venatici. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 7018 2.78 light-years
- GJ 3088 5.12 light-years
- HIP 6607 8.81 light-years
- HIP 7228 10.9 light-years
- WISEU J013522.46-221957.3 13.0 light-years
- HIP 5373 13.1 light-years
- Gl 62 13.5 light-years
- HIP 6744 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.