Star · M2V
WISEPC J150649.97+702736.0
WISEPC J150649.97+702736.0 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M2V in the constellation Ursa Minor, 16.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Ursa Minor |
|---|---|
| Distance | 16.8 light-years (5.16 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 22.17 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 23.61 |
| Spectral type | M2V |
| Surface temperature | 3,280 K |
| Luminosity | 2.70 × 10⁻⁷ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00161 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 06m 48.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +70° 27′ 42″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 38.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 22.17. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 20° S. North of latitude 20° 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 2009. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 298 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around WISEPC J150649.97+702736.0, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 3.39, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Hydrus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 687 4.12 light-years
- Gl 445 4.41 light-years
- GJ 1221 5.44 light-years
- WISEPC J140518.40+553421.4 6.51 light-years
- Alsafi 6.93 light-years
- GJ 625 7.40 light-years
- Struve 2398 A 7.89 light-years
- Struve 2398 B 7.89 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.