Star · K9V
SDSS J140601.47+524931.0
SDSS J140601.47+524931.0 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K9V in the constellation Ursa Major, 206.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
|---|---|
| Distance | 206.0 light-years (63.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.59 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 17.59 |
| Spectral type | K9V |
| Surface temperature | 3,710 K |
| Luminosity | 3.28 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0139 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 06m 01.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +52° 49′ 31″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 28.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.59. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 37° S. North of latitude 37° 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 1820. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SDSS J140601.47+524931.0, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.83, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Eridanus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 67818 8.10 light-years
- HD 124330 11.7 light-years
- HIP 67590 13.0 light-years
- SDSS J134525.57+521634.0 14.9 light-years
- HIP 68664 17.2 light-years
- HIP 70674 18.2 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.