Star · M4V
WISEA J105349.41-460241.2
WISEA J105349.41-460241.2 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Vela, 65.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Vela |
|---|---|
| Distance | 65.2 light-years (20.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 26.14 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 24.63 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 2.20 × 10⁻⁷ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00176 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 53m 50.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −46° 02′ 45″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 71.7 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 26.14. 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 March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1961. 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 J105349.41-460241.2, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.34, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Lacerta. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- CWISE J113717.27-532007.9 12.0 light-years
- Gl 397.2 12.2 light-years
- GJ 1136A 12.7 light-years
- GJ 1136B 12.7 light-years
- 2MASS J11263991-5003550 14.3 light-years
- Gl 456.1A 14.9 light-years
- Gl 456.1B 14.9 light-years
- HIP 51271 15.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.