Star · M2V
WISEA J055007.94+161051.9
WISEA J055007.94+161051.9 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M2V in the constellation Taurus, 66.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Taurus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 66.3 light-years (20.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.78 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 20.24 |
| Spectral type | M2V |
| Surface temperature | 3,190 K |
| Luminosity | 7.25 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0088 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 50m 08.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +16° 10′ 50″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 37.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.78. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 74° S. North of latitude 74° N 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 1960. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around WISEA J055007.94+161051.9, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.37, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Sagittarius. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 9188 7.37 light-years
- GJ 3354B 8.31 light-years
- WISEA J061557.21+152626.1 8.38 light-years
- CWISE J053204.60+111955.1 8.49 light-years
- 74 Ori 8.82 light-years
- 71 Ori 9.20 light-years
- Gl 220 9.74 light-years
- GJ 3353A 10.3 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.