Star · M4V
SDSS J020608.97+223559.2
SDSS J020608.97+223559.2 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Aries, 127.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Aries |
|---|---|
| Distance | 127.2 light-years (39.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 22.06 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 19.10 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 3.58 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0225 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 06m 08.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +22° 35′ 59″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 71.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 22.06. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 67° S. North of latitude 67° N it never sets. 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 1899. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SDSS J020608.97+223559.2, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.79, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Hydra. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- λ Ari 6.56 light-years
- WISEA J020229.29+230513.9 6.85 light-years
- PSO J033.2936+20.4493 6.89 light-years
- HD 12661 7.35 light-years
- HIP 8817 10.3 light-years
- 20 Ari 11.1 light-years
- HIP 10510 11.6 light-years
- HIP 10050 14.5 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.