Star · M4V
WISEA J050259.73-610206.1
WISEA J050259.73-610206.1 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Dorado, 172.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Dorado |
|---|---|
| Distance | 172.9 light-years (53.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 22.59 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 18.97 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 4.06 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.024 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 02m 59.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −61° 02′ 04″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 56.0 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 22.59. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 29° N. South of latitude 29° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1853. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around WISEA J050259.73-610206.1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.45, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Draco. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.