Star · M1V
SDSS J124908.66+415728.6
SDSS J124908.66+415728.6 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M1V in the constellation Canes Venatici, 172.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
|---|---|
| Distance | 172.7 light-years (52.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.47 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 17.85 |
| Spectral type | M1V |
| Surface temperature | 3,530 K |
| Luminosity | 3.40 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0156 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 49m 08.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +41° 57′ 27″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 87.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.47. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 48° S. North of latitude 48° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in April, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1853. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SDSS J124908.66+415728.6, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.45, 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 61310 11.5 light-years
- HIP 61619 12.7 light-years
- HIP 64134 13.6 light-years
- HIP 61878 14.0 light-years
- HIP 62816 14.8 light-years
- HIP 61632 15.7 light-years
- HIP 61633 15.7 light-years
- HIP 61276 18.5 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.