Star · M0V
SDSS J095916.66+364157.6
SDSS J095916.66+364157.6 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M0V in the constellation Leo Minor, 250.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Leo Minor |
|---|---|
| Distance | 250.4 light-years (76.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.69 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 17.26 |
| Spectral type | M0V |
| Surface temperature | 3,640 K |
| Luminosity | 4.87 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0176 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 59m 16.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +36° 41′ 57″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 91.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.69. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 53° S. North of latitude 53° 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 1776. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SDSS J095916.66+364157.6, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.26, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Grus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 49122 14.9 light-years
- HIP 48421 16.7 light-years
- HIP 49315 19.6 light-years
- HIP 50194 19.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.