Star · M4V
WISEPA J074457.15+562821.8
WISEPA J074457.15+562821.8 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Lynx, 49.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Lynx |
|---|---|
| Distance | 49.9 light-years (15.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 25.18 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 24.26 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 3.11 × 10⁻⁷ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0021 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 44m 57.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +56° 28′ 31″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 56.7 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 25.18. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 34° S. North of latitude 34° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in January, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1976. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 885 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around WISEPA J074457.15+562821.8, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.75, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Telescopium. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 3480 3.35 light-years
- CWISE J080556.14+515330.4 5.03 light-years
- GJ 3452 8.35 light-years
- HD 48948 8.97 light-years
- π¹ UMa 9.52 light-years
- SDSSp J085758.45+570851.4 9.68 light-years
- GJ 1095 10.6 light-years
- CWISEP J063428.10+504925.9 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.