Star · M4V
WISEA J034227.44-462252.0
WISEA J034227.44-462252.0 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Horologium, 117.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Horologium |
|---|---|
| Distance | 117.4 light-years (36.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 26.23 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 23.45 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 6.56 × 10⁻⁷ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00305 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 42m 27.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −46° 22′ 53″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 49.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 26.23. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 44° N. South of latitude 44° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in November, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1909. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around WISEA J034227.44-462252.0, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.61, 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 17364 8.87 light-years
- GJ 3246 10.5 light-years
- DENIS J031433.1-462339 11.1 light-years
- HIP 16310 11.8 light-years
- HIP 14964 12.7 light-years
- HIP 17298 14.0 light-years
- α Hor 14.3 light-years
- HIP 15539 14.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.