Star · M2V
SDSS J140604.28+313115.6
SDSS J140604.28+313115.6 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M2V in the constellation Canes Venatici, 122.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
|---|---|
| Distance | 122.3 light-years (37.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.46 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 18.59 |
| Spectral type | M2V |
| Surface temperature | 3,230 K |
| Luminosity | 3.09 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0178 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 06m 04.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +31° 31′ 16″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 24.0 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.46. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 58° S. North of latitude 58° 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 1904. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SDSS J140604.28+313115.6, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.70, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Fornax. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- SIMP J14111847+2948515 6.51 light-years
- HIP 68593 6.97 light-years
- PSO J207.7496+29.4240 8.67 light-years
- HIP 69345 13.4 light-years
- 12 Boo 14.1 light-years
- ULAS J134646.71+282009.2 14.2 light-years
- HIP 70500 15.1 light-years
- HIP 70142 15.1 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.