Star · K9V
SDSS J115250.06+643252.5
SDSS J115250.06+643252.5 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K9V in the constellation Ursa Major, 242.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
|---|---|
| Distance | 242.7 light-years (74.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.26 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 16.90 |
| Spectral type | K9V |
| Surface temperature | 3,850 K |
| Luminosity | 5.10 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0161 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 52m 50.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +64° 32′ 52″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 108.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.26. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 25° S. North of latitude 25° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1783. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SDSS J115250.06+643252.5, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.19, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Tucana. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 59205 12.8 light-years
- SDSS J121950.20+654136.5 13.1 light-years
- HIP 56710 14.4 light-years
- HIP 56469 14.9 light-years
- HIP 57679 15.4 light-years
- HIP 57221 17.5 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.