Star · K8V
SDSS J131223.12+493126.2
SDSS J131223.12+493126.2 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K8V in the constellation Canes Venatici, 306.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
|---|---|
| Distance | 306.3 light-years (93.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.40 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 16.54 |
| Spectral type | K8V |
| Surface temperature | 3,940 K |
| Luminosity | 6.35 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0171 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 12m 23.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +49° 31′ 25″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 80.5 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.40. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 40° S. North of latitude 40° 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 1720. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SDSS J131223.12+493126.2, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.69, 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 64898 16.4 light-years
- HIP 63774 17.1 light-years
- HIP 64481 17.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.