Star · M4V
SDSS J120319.88+473951.7
SDSS J120319.88+473951.7 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Ursa Major, 283.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
|---|---|
| Distance | 283.8 light-years (87.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 22.66 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 17.96 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 1.03 × 10⁻⁴ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0381 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 03m 19.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +47° 39′ 52″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 11.0 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 22.66. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 42° S. North of latitude 42° 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 1742. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SDSS J120319.88+473951.7, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.53, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Phoenix. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 58060 12.5 light-years
- HIP 58269 14.6 light-years
- HIP 57385 14.7 light-years
- HIP 57918 16.1 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.