Star · M4V
WISEA J162852.64+160421.0
WISEA J162852.64+160421.0 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Hercules, 88.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Hercules |
|---|---|
| Distance | 88.1 light-years (27.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 27.00 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 24.84 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 1.81 × 10⁻⁷ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0016 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 28m 52.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +16° 04′ 32″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 135.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 27.00. 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 May, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1938. 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 J162852.64+160421.0, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.99, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Eridanus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- PSO J246.4222+15.4698 1.50 light-years
- HIP 80539 1.70 light-years
- Gl 640 9.07 light-years
- Gl 615.1A 11.0 light-years
- Gl 615.1B 11.0 light-years
- GJ 3980 11.3 light-years
- SDSS J162603.03+211313.0 11.5 light-years
- GJ 3932 11.5 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.