Star · M2V
SDSS J144804.97+060802.3
SDSS J144804.97+060802.3 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M2V in the constellation Virgo, 250.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Virgo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 250.4 light-years (76.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 22.33 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 17.90 |
| Spectral type | M2V |
| Surface temperature | 3,350 K |
| Luminosity | 4.46 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0198 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 48m 05.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +6° 08′ 01″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 53.0 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 22.33. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 84° S. It stands highest at midnight in May, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1776. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SDSS J144804.97+060802.3, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.26, 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):
- ULAS J145243.59+065542.9 9.55 light-years
- HIP 72076 13.9 light-years
- HIP 71979 14.1 light-years
- HIP 73151 15.3 light-years
- HIP 73390 16.5 light-years
- CFBDS J145044.96+092108.7 16.8 light-years
- HIP 72675 18.6 light-years
- ULAS J145935.25+085751.2 18.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.