Star · M4V
WISEPC J145715.03+581510.2
WISEPC J145715.03+581510.2 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Draco, 59.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Draco |
|---|---|
| Distance | 59.4 light-years (18.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 24.33 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 23.03 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 9.64 × 10⁻⁷ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0037 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 57m 15.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +58° 15′ 11″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 43.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 24.33. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 32° S. North of latitude 32° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in May, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1967. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around WISEPC J145715.03+581510.2, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.13, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Horologium. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 3861 2.92 light-years
- GJ 3890 4.33 light-years
- HIP 76315 7.06 light-years
- GJ 3891 8.41 light-years
- GJ 3858 9.69 light-years
- WISE J154459.27+584204.5 9.92 light-years
- GJ 3942 12.1 light-years
- 2MASS J15461461+4932114 12.1 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.