Star · M4V
WISEA J014603.23-261908.7
WISEA J014603.23-261908.7 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Fornax, 104.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Fornax |
|---|---|
| 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) | 1h 46m 02.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −26° 19′ 03″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 95.7 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 64° N. South of latitude 64° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in October, 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 J014603.23-261908.7, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.36, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Boötes. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 8008 5.39 light-years
- HIP 8039 9.48 light-years
- HIP 8038 9.63 light-years
- GJ 3111 9.72 light-years
- Gl 62 9.72 light-years
- HD 8326 10.5 light-years
- HIP 8453 11.2 light-years
- 2MASS J01225093-2439505 11.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.