Star · M2V
WISEP J180026.60+013453.1
WISEP J180026.60+013453.1 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M2V in the constellation Ophiuchus, 25.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Ophiuchus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 25.5 light-years (7.81 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.81 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 22.35 |
| Spectral type | M2V |
| Surface temperature | 3,200 K |
| Luminosity | 1.03 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00331 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 18h 00m 26.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +1° 34′ 51″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 16.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.81. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 88° S. It stands highest at midnight in June, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 2001. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 452 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around WISEP J180026.60+013453.1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 4.29, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Orion. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 701 2.12 light-years
- Gl 673 3.85 light-years
- 2MASS J17502484-0016151 4.80 light-years
- GJ 1224 7.91 light-years
- Gl 686 8.18 light-years
- 2MASS J18212815+1414010 8.30 light-years
- GJ 1207 8.42 light-years
- Gl 678.1A 8.65 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.