Star · K9V
SDSS J140818.89+064954.3
SDSS J140818.89+064954.3 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K9V in the constellation Virgo, 257.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Virgo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 257.7 light-years (79.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.75 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 17.26 |
| Spectral type | K9V |
| Surface temperature | 3,700 K |
| Luminosity | 4.45 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0162 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 08m 18.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +6° 49′ 52″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 55.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.75. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 83° S. 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 1768. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SDSS J140818.89+064954.3, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.32, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cetus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 68697 9.38 light-years
- HIP 68199 12.6 light-years
- HIP 68498 16.0 light-years
- HIP 68074 16.1 light-years
- HIP 70562 19.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.