Star · M4.5 V
Ross 508
Ross 508 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4.5 V in the constellation Serpens, 36.6 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | Gl 585 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Serpens |
| Distance | 36.6 light-years (11.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.68 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 13.43 |
| Spectral type | M4.5 V |
| Surface temperature | 3,070 K |
| Luminosity | 0.00359 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.211 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.177 M☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.20 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 23m 50.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +17° 27′ 56″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 109.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.68. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 73° S. North of latitude 73° 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 1989. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 649 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Ross 508, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.08, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Eridanus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Planets
- Ross 508 b 10.8-day orbit · 1.83 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 9520 2.41 light-years
- 2MASSW J1506544+132106 4.10 light-years
- WISE J154214.00+223005.2 4.89 light-years
- Gl 567 5.00 light-years
- γ Ser 5.11 light-years
- Gl 569A 5.98 light-years
- Gl 568A 6.02 light-years
- Gl 568B 6.14 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.