Star · M4V
WISEA J115917.89+671704.2
WISEA J115917.89+671704.2 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Draco, 84.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Draco |
|---|---|
| Distance | 84.8 light-years (26.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 25.90 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 23.83 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 4.63 × 10⁻⁷ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00256 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 59m 19.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +67° 17′ 10″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 103.7 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 25.90. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 23° S. North of latitude 23° N 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 1941. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around WISEA J115917.89+671704.2, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.90, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Tucana. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 56936 4.88 light-years
- Gl 441 7.56 light-years
- GJ 1149 9.04 light-years
- CWISE J113833.47+721207.8 9.89 light-years
- WISEA J112440.19+663052.0 10.9 light-years
- Gl 406.1 12.0 light-years
- Gl 430 12.1 light-years
- Gl 431.1B 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.