Star · M2V
SDSS J141858.92+600018.8
SDSS J141858.92+600018.8 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M2V in the constellation Ursa Major, 180.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
|---|---|
| Distance | 180.5 light-years (55.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.69 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 17.98 |
| Spectral type | M2V |
| Surface temperature | 3,350 K |
| Luminosity | 4.21 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0193 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 18m 58.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +60° 00′ 18″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 8.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.69. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 30° S. North of latitude 30° 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 1846. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SDSS J141858.92+600018.8, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.54, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Horologium. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 69446 6.26 light-years
- SDSS J142928.52+573055.0 10.6 light-years
- HIP 71782 11.3 light-years
- HIP 71440 13.0 light-years
- HIP 69601 14.6 light-years
- HIP 68204 15.6 light-years
- 2MASS J14232186+6154005 16.5 light-years
- HIP 69738 17.2 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.