Star · K8V
SDSS J093706.72+284705.6
SDSS J093706.72+284705.6 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K8V in the constellation Leo, 339.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Leo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 339.3 light-years (104.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.25 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 16.16 |
| Spectral type | K8V |
| Surface temperature | 3,970 K |
| Luminosity | 8.70 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0197 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 37m 06.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +28° 47′ 05″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 23.5 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.25. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 61° S. North of latitude 61° 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 1687. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 6.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SDSS J093706.72+284705.6, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.92, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Piscis Austrinus. 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.