Star · K9V
SDSS J124642.80+615054.5
SDSS J124642.80+615054.5 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K9V in the constellation Ursa Major, 297.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
|---|---|
| Distance | 297.3 light-years (91.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.69 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 16.89 |
| Spectral type | K9V |
| Surface temperature | 3,770 K |
| Luminosity | 5.67 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0176 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 46m 42.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +61° 50′ 54″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 30.0 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 28° S. North of latitude 28° 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 1729. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SDSS J124642.80+615054.5, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.63, 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):
- TOI-1451 13.1 light-years
- HIP 61693 13.5 light-years
- HIP 60504 15.3 light-years
- HIP 63029 17.8 light-years
- HIP 61081 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.