Star · M4V
WISEPA J180435.40+311706.1
WISEPA J180435.40+311706.1 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Hercules, 52.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Hercules |
|---|---|
| Distance | 52.5 light-years (16.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 26.38 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 25.35 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 1.14 × 10⁻⁷ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00127 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 18h 04m 35.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +31° 17′ 06″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 19.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 26.38. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 59° S. North of latitude 59° N it never sets. 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 1973. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 932 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around WISEPA J180435.40+311706.1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.86, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Columba. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- 99 Her 1.34 light-years
- GJ 4026 7.75 light-years
- GJ 4044 7.83 light-years
- Gl 704B 7.96 light-years
- GJ 4055 8.44 light-years
- WISE J181329.40+283533.3 8.62 light-years
- 2MASSI J1721039+334415 8.73 light-years
- 72 Her 9.56 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.