Star · M1V
SDSS J151240.67+340350.1
SDSS J151240.67+340350.1 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M1V in the constellation Boötes, 96.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Boötes |
|---|---|
| Distance | 96.9 light-years (29.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.49 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 19.13 |
| Spectral type | M1V |
| Surface temperature | 3,430 K |
| Luminosity | 1.26 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0101 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 12m 40.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +34° 03′ 50″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 79.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.49. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 56° S. North of latitude 56° N it never sets. 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 1929. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SDSS J151240.67+340350.1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.19, 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 73941 4.64 light-years
- HIP 74730 6.11 light-years
- Gl 575.1 8.38 light-years
- HIP 76330 9.25 light-years
- HIP 74396 9.61 light-years
- TOI-2018 9.94 light-years
- Gl 588.1 10.1 light-years
- WISE J151314.61+401935.6 10.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.