Star · M1V
SDSS J075054.74+445418.7
SDSS J075054.74+445418.7 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M1V in the constellation Lynx, 164.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Lynx |
|---|---|
| Distance | 164.3 light-years (50.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 20.96 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 17.45 |
| Spectral type | M1V |
| Surface temperature | 3,450 K |
| Luminosity | 5.61 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0209 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 50m 54.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +44° 54′ 14″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 94.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 20.96. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 45° S. North of latitude 45° 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 1862. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.9 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SDSS J075054.74+445418.7, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.34, 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):
- SDSS J080048.13+465825.5 11.9 light-years
- SDSS J074227.46+412620.8 12.0 light-years
- HIP 37162 15.0 light-years
- HIP 35989 15.1 light-years
- SDSS J074756.31+394732.9 15.4 light-years
- HIP 36294 15.7 light-years
- HIP 35145 18.8 light-years
- HIP 37551 19.3 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.