Star · M4V
SDSS J074434.60+320705.1
SDSS J074434.60+320705.1 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Gemini, 309.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Gemini |
|---|---|
| Distance | 309.9 light-years (95.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.83 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 16.94 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 2.63 × 10⁻⁴ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.061 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 44m 34.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +32° 07′ 06″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 14.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.83. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 58° S. North of latitude 58° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in January, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1716. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SDSS J074434.60+320705.1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.72, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Sagittarius. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 37197 11.1 light-years
- HIP 38797 14.1 light-years
- SDSS J073402.85+313450.7 18.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.