Star · M4V
WISE J150115.92-400418.4
WISE J150115.92-400418.4 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Centaurus, 44.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Centaurus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 44.7 light-years (13.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 23.94 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 23.26 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 7.82 × 10⁻⁷ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00333 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 01m 15.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −40° 04′ 15″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 32.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 23.94. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 50° N. South of latitude 50° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in May, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1981. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 793 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around WISE J150115.92-400418.4, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.51, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Perseus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HD 136352 8.04 light-years
- CWISE J153143.38-330657.3 8.06 light-years
- DENIS-P J142527.97-365023.4 8.22 light-years
- Gl 599B 9.06 light-years
- HD 140901 9.11 light-years
- Gl 604 9.42 light-years
- WISE J160018.05-454332.7 9.43 light-years
- 2MASSI J1546271-332511 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.