Star · M0V
SDSS J085602.05+124014.3
SDSS J085602.05+124014.3 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M0V in the constellation Cancer, 196.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Cancer |
|---|---|
| Distance | 196.2 light-years (60.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.62 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 17.72 |
| Spectral type | M0V |
| Surface temperature | 3,570 K |
| Luminosity | 3.56 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0156 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 56m 01.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +12° 40′ 14″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 70.5 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.62. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 77° S. North of latitude 77° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in February, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1830. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SDSS J085602.05+124014.3, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.73, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Aquarius. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 44303 8.37 light-years
- SIMP J08511977+1043470 12.8 light-years
- HIP 43618 12.9 light-years
- SDSS J084036.04+143424.3 14.4 light-years
- HIP 44579 15.5 light-years
- HIP 42563 15.8 light-years
- CFBDS J090449.60+165347.0 16.2 light-years
- 50 Cnc 16.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.