Star · M4V
WISEPA J061208.69-492023.8
WISEPA J061208.69-492023.8 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Puppis, 71.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Puppis |
|---|---|
| Distance | 71.4 light-years (21.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 23.54 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 21.84 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 2.89 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0064 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 12m 08.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −49° 20′ 28″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 34.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 23.54. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 41° N. South of latitude 41° S 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 1955. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around WISEPA J061208.69-492023.8, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.53, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Hercules. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 1084 6.24 light-years
- CWISE J063649.77-542429.2 8.85 light-years
- β Pic 8.99 light-years
- Gl 237 10.7 light-years
- HIP 26369 11.7 light-years
- HIP 26373 11.8 light-years
- HIP 28153 12.0 light-years
- 2MASS J06411840-4322329 12.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.