Star · M0V
SDSS J091206.36+420330.6
SDSS J091206.36+420330.6 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M0V in the constellation Lynx, 264.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Lynx |
|---|---|
| Distance | 264.6 light-years (81.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.90 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 17.35 |
| Spectral type | M0V |
| Surface temperature | 3,590 K |
| Luminosity | 4.85 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.018 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 12m 06.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +42° 03′ 31″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 63.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.90. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 48° S. North of latitude 48° 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 1761. 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 J091206.36+420330.6, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.38, 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 45627 6.50 light-years
- HIP 44318 10.6 light-years
- HIP 44567 11.5 light-years
- SDSS J092610.28+434322.9 15.6 light-years
- HIP 46597 17.0 light-years
- HIP 43874 18.8 light-years
- 35 Lyn 18.9 light-years
- HIP 44046 19.5 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.