Star · K6V
SDSS J081812.28+331048.2
SDSS J081812.28+331048.2 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K6V in the constellation Lynx, 208.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Lynx |
|---|---|
| Distance | 208.1 light-years (63.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.38 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 17.36 |
| Spectral type | K6V |
| Surface temperature | 4,210 K |
| Luminosity | 2.25 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00891 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 18m 12.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +33° 10′ 49″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 54.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.38. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 57° S. North of latitude 57° 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 1818. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SDSS J081812.28+331048.2, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.85, 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 J081301.02+322807.9 5.95 light-years
- HIP 41423 14.2 light-years
- HIP 39792 14.2 light-years
- HIP 40791 15.8 light-years
- HIP 40039 18.0 light-years
- SDSS J081253.19+372104.2 19.2 light-years
- HIP 38723 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.