Star · M4V
SDSS J080519.69+492504.8
SDSS J080519.69+492504.8 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Lynx, 326.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Lynx |
|---|---|
| Distance | 326.2 light-years (100.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 22.08 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 17.08 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 2.31 × 10⁻⁴ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0572 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 05m 19.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +49° 25′ 05″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 58.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 22.08. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 41° S. North of latitude 41° 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 1700. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5.8 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SDSS J080519.69+492504.8, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.83, 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 J075725.19+484427.4 8.32 light-years
- HIP 39103 11.5 light-years
- HIP 41175 17.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.