Star · M4V
SDSS J121142.17+513851.1
SDSS J121142.17+513851.1 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Canes Venatici, 547.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
|---|---|
| Distance | 547.9 light-years (168.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 23.08 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 16.95 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 2.60 × 10⁻⁴ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0607 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 11m 42.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +51° 38′ 51″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 488.2 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 23.08. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 38° S. North of latitude 38° 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 1478. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 9.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SDSS J121142.17+513851.1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 10.96, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Phoenix. 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.