Star · M3V
WISE J050854.88+331920.8
WISE J050854.88+331920.8 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M3V in the constellation Auriga, 61.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Auriga |
|---|---|
| Distance | 61.5 light-years (18.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.80 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 20.42 |
| Spectral type | M3V |
| Surface temperature | 3,130 K |
| Luminosity | 7.15 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00911 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 08m 54.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +33° 19′ 17″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 58.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.80. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 57° S. North of latitude 57° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1965. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around WISE J050854.88+331920.8, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.21, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Scorpius. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.