Star · K9V
SDSS J084106.85+603506.3
SDSS J084106.85+603506.3 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K9V in the constellation Ursa Major, 177.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
|---|---|
| Distance | 177.2 light-years (54.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 22.03 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 18.36 |
| Spectral type | K9V |
| Surface temperature | 3,700 K |
| Luminosity | 1.63 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00981 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 41m 06.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +60° 35′ 05″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 30.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 22.03. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 29° S. North of latitude 29° 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 1849. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SDSS J084106.85+603506.3, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.50, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pavo. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Muscida 6.31 light-years
- HIP 42338 15.5 light-years
- HIP 43630 19.1 light-years
- SDSS J084519.34+542031.7 19.4 light-years
- SDSS J092757.46+602746.3 19.5 light-years
- HIP 45794 19.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.