Star · K8V
SDSS J090051.84+520512.1
SDSS J090051.84+520512.1 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K8V in the constellation Ursa Major, 306.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
|---|---|
| Distance | 306.8 light-years (94.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.58 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 16.71 |
| Spectral type | K8V |
| Surface temperature | 3,880 K |
| Luminosity | 5.85 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.017 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 00m 51.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +52° 05′ 10″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 49.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.58. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 38° S. North of latitude 38° 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 1719. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SDSS J090051.84+520512.1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.70, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Indus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 44412 10.2 light-years
- HIP 44140 13.2 light-years
- HIP 45397 14.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.