Star · K9V
SDSS J085637.49+374614.1
SDSS J085637.49+374614.1 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K9V in the constellation Lynx, 264.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Lynx |
|---|---|
| Distance | 264.1 light-years (81.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.51 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 16.97 |
| Spectral type | K9V |
| Surface temperature | 3,850 K |
| Luminosity | 4.80 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0156 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 56m 37.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +37° 46′ 14″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 33.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.51. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 52° S. North of latitude 52° 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 1762. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SDSS J085637.49+374614.1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.37, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Microscopium. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 44318 15.5 light-years
- HIP 44335 15.9 light-years
- HIP 44707 16.2 light-years
- HIP 44046 17.1 light-years
- HIP 43220 17.6 light-years
- HIP 43522 18.6 light-years
- HIP 43471 18.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.