Star · M4V
SDSS J082612.27+544735.4
SDSS J082612.27+544735.4 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Lynx, 293.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Lynx |
|---|---|
| Distance | 293.5 light-years (90.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.86 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 17.09 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 2.29 × 10⁻⁴ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.057 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 26m 12.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +54° 47′ 36″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 24.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.86. 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 1732. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SDSS J082612.27+544735.4, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.60, 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 40699 5.98 light-years
- HIP 41480 11.3 light-years
- HIP 40071 14.4 light-years
- SDSS J081439.92+562857.2 15.7 light-years
- HIP 40402 17.8 light-years
- HIP 39444 18.7 light-years
- HIP 42372 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.