Star · K8V
SDSS J080048.13+465825.5
SDSS J080048.13+465825.5 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K8V in the constellation Lynx, 155.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Lynx |
|---|---|
| Distance | 155.0 light-years (47.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.20 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 17.81 |
| Spectral type | K8V |
| Surface temperature | 3,850 K |
| Luminosity | 2.19 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0105 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 00m 48.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +46° 58′ 26″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 63.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.20. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 43° S. North of latitude 43° 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 1871. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.8 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SDSS J080048.13+465825.5, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.22, 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):
- SDSS J075054.74+445418.7 11.9 light-years
- HIP 38104 12.1 light-years
- HIP 37162 14.5 light-years
- HIP 41526 14.7 light-years
- HIP 41626 15.6 light-years
- HIP 37551 16.2 light-years
- HIP 37283 16.9 light-years
- HIP 35989 17.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.