Star · M0V
WISE J124629.65-313934.2
WISE J124629.65-313934.2 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M0V in the constellation Centaurus, 37.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Centaurus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 37.7 light-years (11.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.91 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 21.60 |
| Spectral type | M0V |
| Surface temperature | 3,680 K |
| Luminosity | 8.43 × 10⁻⁷ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00225 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 46m 29.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −31° 39′ 37″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 30.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.91. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 58° N. South of latitude 58° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1988. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 669 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around WISE J124629.65-313934.2, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.14, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Andromeda. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- WISE J122152.28-313600.8 5.96 light-years
- 2MASS J12255432-2739466 6.82 light-years
- 2MASSW J1155395-372735 7.97 light-years
- Gl 453 8.27 light-years
- WISEPA J132233.66-234017.1 8.79 light-years
- GJ 3777 8.87 light-years
- WISE J114156.71-332635.8 10.4 light-years
- GJ 3708A 10.5 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.