Star · M4V
SDSS J142612.86+313039.4
SDSS J142612.86+313039.4 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Boötes, 143.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Boötes |
|---|---|
| Distance | 143.5 light-years (44.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 22.12 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 18.90 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 4.31 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0247 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 26m 12.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +31° 30′ 40″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 34.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 22.12. 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 1882. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SDSS J142612.86+313039.4, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.05, 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):
- HIP 69333 8.73 light-years
- HIP 71243 9.86 light-years
- HIP 69999 11.5 light-years
- HIP 70235 11.6 light-years
- HIP 71813 15.6 light-years
- HIP 72753 18.1 light-years
- HIP 71193 18.1 light-years
- HIP 68785 18.5 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.