Star · M2V
WISE J040418.01+412735.6
WISE J040418.01+412735.6 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M2V in the constellation Perseus, 52.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Perseus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 52.9 light-years (16.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.17 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 20.12 |
| Spectral type | M2V |
| Surface temperature | 3,290 K |
| Luminosity | 6.50 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00783 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 04m 18.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +41° 27′ 33″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 30.5 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.17. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 49° S. North of latitude 49° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in November, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1973. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 938 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around WISE J040418.01+412735.6, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.88, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Lupus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- UGPS J03553200+4743588 6.64 light-years
- GJ 1059 8.31 light-years
- Gl 165A 8.47 light-years
- Gl 134 8.65 light-years
- Gl 158 9.66 light-years
- HIP 19337 10.0 light-years
- Gl 162 10.4 light-years
- 2MASS J04134574+3709087 11.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.