Star · K7V
SDSS J085214.41+094048.0
SDSS J085214.41+094048.0 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K7V in the constellation Cancer, 343.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Cancer |
|---|---|
| Distance | 343.9 light-years (105.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.33 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 16.22 |
| Spectral type | K7V |
| Surface temperature | 4,080 K |
| Luminosity | 7.37 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0172 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 52m 14.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +9° 40′ 48″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 21.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.33. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 80° S. 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 1682. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 6.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SDSS J085214.41+094048.0, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.94, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Aquarius. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.