Star · M4V
WISEA J050615.56-514521.3
WISEA J050615.56-514521.3 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Pictor, 91.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Pictor |
|---|---|
| Distance | 91.3 light-years (28.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 27.55 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 25.31 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 1.18 × 10⁻⁷ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00129 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 06m 15.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −51° 45′ 20″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 36.2 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 27.55. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 38° N. South of latitude 38° 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 1935. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around WISEA J050615.56-514521.3, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.07, 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):
- η¹ Pic 7.03 light-years
- HIP 22431 7.23 light-years
- HIP 21960 7.39 light-years
- 2MASS J05265973-5026216 7.47 light-years
- HIP 23309 9.42 light-years
- HIP 27244 10.4 light-years
- GJ 9155A 12.9 light-years
- GJ 9155B 12.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.