Star · M4V
SDSS J140409.91+400214.0
SDSS J140409.91+400214.0 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Canes Venatici, 303.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
|---|---|
| Distance | 303.3 light-years (93.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.99 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 17.15 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 2.17 × 10⁻⁴ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0555 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 04m 09.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +40° 02′ 14″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 16.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.99. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 50° S. North of latitude 50° 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 1723. 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 J140409.91+400214.0, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.67, 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 68645 3.69 light-years
- HIP 69046 15.1 light-years
- HIP 68461 16.9 light-years
- HIP 69822 17.9 light-years
- SDSS J141942.83+420524.0 19.2 light-years
- HIP 67250 19.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.