Star · M2V
SDSS J080027.57+551134.1
SDSS J080027.57+551134.1 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M2V in the constellation Lynx, 118.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Lynx |
|---|---|
| Distance | 118.8 light-years (36.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.72 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 18.91 |
| Spectral type | M2V |
| Surface temperature | 3,200 K |
| Luminosity | 2.40 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0159 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 00m 27.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +55° 11′ 33″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 68.0 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.72. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 35° S. North of latitude 35° 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 1907. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SDSS J080027.57+551134.1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.64, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Telescopium. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 40497 14.0 light-years
- HIP 38052 14.2 light-years
- 30 Lyn 15.8 light-years
- HIP 43625 17.1 light-years
- HIP 39402 17.1 light-years
- HIP 36737 17.8 light-years
- HIP 41810 18.1 light-years
- HIP 40089 18.2 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.