Star · M4V
WISEA J004206.84-584023.9
WISEA J004206.84-584023.9 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Tucana, 104.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Tucana |
|---|---|
| Distance | 104.4 light-years (32.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 26.53 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 24.00 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 3.93 × 10⁻⁷ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00236 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 42m 06.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −58° 40′ 23″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 23.7 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 26.53. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 31° N. South of latitude 31° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in September, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1922. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.9 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around WISEA J004206.84-584023.9, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.36, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Ursa Major. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- WISEA J005811.69-565332.1 10.9 light-years
- HIP 4448 13.0 light-years
- HIP 4468 13.7 light-years
- HIP 118180 14.2 light-years
- HIP 2743 14.3 light-years
- Gl 43 14.3 light-years
- Gl 13 14.9 light-years
- HIP 1954 14.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.