Star · K8V
SDSS J003843.99+134339.5
SDSS J003843.99+134339.5 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K8V in the constellation Pisces, 293.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Pisces |
|---|---|
| Distance | 293.6 light-years (90.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.51 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 16.74 |
| Spectral type | K8V |
| Surface temperature | 3,870 K |
| Luminosity | 5.75 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0169 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 38m 44.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +13° 43′ 39″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 66.0 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.51. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 76° S. North of latitude 76° N 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 1732. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SDSS J003843.99+134339.5, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.60, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Corvus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 2885 8.21 light-years
- SDSS J004058.93+152845.0 13.7 light-years
- HIP 2815 18.5 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.