Star · M4V
WISEPC J225540.74-311841.8
WISEPC J225540.74-311841.8 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Piscis Austrinus, 44.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Piscis Austrinus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 44.7 light-years (13.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 24.79 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 24.11 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 3.58 × 10⁻⁷ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00225 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 55m 40.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −31° 18′ 40″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 22.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 24.79. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 59° N. South of latitude 59° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in September, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1981. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 793 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around WISEPC J225540.74-311841.8, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.51, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Leo Minor. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.