Star · M4V
WISEPA J061213.93-303612.7
WISEPA J061213.93-303612.7 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Canis Major, 79.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Canis Major |
|---|---|
| Distance | 79.3 light-years (24.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 24.50 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 22.57 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 1.47 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00456 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 12m 14.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −30° 36′ 10″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 32.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 24.50. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 59° N. South of latitude 59° 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 1947. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around WISEPA J061213.93-303612.7, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.76, 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):
- HD 45184 8.95 light-years
- CD-35 2722 B 9.41 light-years
- CWISE J064128.15-312359.3 9.49 light-years
- Gl 245.1 9.93 light-years
- CWISE J062725.28-373033.1 10.5 light-years
- Wazn 13.5 light-years
- PSO J098.2822-23.2845 13.6 light-years
- GJ 9219 14.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.