Star · M4V
SDSS J014956.27+001647.8
SDSS J014956.27+001647.8 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Cetus, 397.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Cetus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 397.9 light-years (122.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 22.68 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 17.25 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 1.98 × 10⁻⁴ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.053 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 49m 56.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +0° 16′ 48″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 101.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 22.68. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 90° N. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1628. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 7.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SDSS J014956.27+001647.8, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 10.26, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Virgo. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.