Star · F6V
SDSS J080858.99+410741.0
SDSS J080858.99+410741.0 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F6V in the constellation Lynx, 182.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Lynx |
|---|---|
| Distance | 182.5 light-years (56.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 20.62 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 16.88 |
| Spectral type | F6V |
| Surface temperature | 6,590 K |
| Luminosity | 1.51 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00298 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 08m 59.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +41° 07′ 41″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 78.5 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 20.62. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 49° S. North of latitude 49° 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 1844. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SDSS J080858.99+410741.0, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.57, 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 40698 9.60 light-years
- HIP 38892 15.4 light-years
- HIP 39044 15.6 light-years
- HIP 40928 17.2 light-years
- HIP 41500 18.1 light-years
- HIP 37211 18.2 light-years
- SDSS J081253.19+372104.2 18.9 light-years
- HIP 39400 19.1 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.