Star · M4V
WISEPA J062720.07-111428.8
WISEPA J062720.07-111428.8 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Canis Major, 43.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Canis Major |
|---|---|
| Distance | 43.4 light-years (13.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 22.99 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 22.37 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 1.77 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00501 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 27m 20.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −11° 14′ 24″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 21.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 22.99. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 79° N. South of latitude 79° 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 1983. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 770 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around WISEPA J062720.07-111428.8, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.45, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Ophiuchus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- WISEPA J062309.94-045624.6 7.24 light-years
- WISE J064336.71-022315.4 7.95 light-years
- η Lep 8.45 light-years
- GJ 2045 9.43 light-years
- WISEA J064750.85-154616.4 10.1 light-years
- 2MASS J05591914-1404488 10.4 light-years
- GJ 3382 10.4 light-years
- Gl 263 10.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.