Star · M3V
WISEP J060738.65+242953.4
WISEP J060738.65+242953.4 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M3V in the constellation Gemini, 23.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Gemini |
|---|---|
| Distance | 23.6 light-years (7.24 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 22.31 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 23.01 |
| Spectral type | M3V |
| Surface temperature | 3,110 K |
| Luminosity | 6.88 × 10⁻⁷ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00286 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 07m 38.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +24° 29′ 52″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 22.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 22.31. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 66° S. North of latitude 66° 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 2002. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 419 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around WISEP J060738.65+242953.4, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 4.13, 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):
- Gl 232 4.46 light-years
- χ¹ Ori 5.20 light-years
- GJ 1093 5.81 light-years
- Gl 213 6.84 light-years
- Gl 251 6.93 light-years
- WISE J052126.29+102528.4 7.28 light-years
- GJ 251 7.29 light-years
- UGPS J052127.27+364048.6 7.51 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.