Star · M4V
WISEPC J014807.25-720258.7
WISEPC J014807.25-720258.7 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Hydrus, 35.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Hydrus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 35.6 light-years (10.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 26.42 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 26.23 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 5.05 × 10⁻⁸ L☉ |
| Radius | 8.46 × 10⁻⁴ R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 48m 04.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −72° 02′ 59″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 67.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 26.42. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 18° N. South of latitude 18° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1990. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 631 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around WISEPC J014807.25-720258.7, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.02, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Ursa Minor. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 3112 4.76 light-years
- CWISEP J010527.69-783419.3 4.89 light-years
- Gl 127.1A 4.94 light-years
- Gl 127.1B 4.94 light-years
- WISEP J235941.07-733504.8 5.50 light-years
- HIP 117828 5.74 light-years
- Gl 85 5.93 light-years
- HD 222237 6.37 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.