Star · M4V
WISEPC J075946.98-490454.0
WISEPC J075946.98-490454.0 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Puppis, 36.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Puppis |
|---|---|
| Distance | 36.0 light-years (11.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 24.88 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 24.67 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 2.13 × 10⁻⁷ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00174 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 59m 47.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −49° 04′ 57″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 23.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 24.88. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 41° N. South of latitude 41° S 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 1990. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 638 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around WISEPC J075946.98-490454.0, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.04, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cygnus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 320 8.11 light-years
- WISE J071301.84-585445.1 8.76 light-years
- GJ 3500 9.95 light-years
- GJ 341 10.0 light-years
- WISE J064723.23-623235.5 10.5 light-years
- 2MASS J06244595-4521548 11.5 light-years
- Gl 257B 11.6 light-years
- Gl 257A 11.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.