Star · K9V
SDSS J151542.29+325543.2
SDSS J151542.29+325543.2 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K9V in the constellation Boötes, 278.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Boötes |
|---|---|
| Distance | 278.9 light-years (85.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.88 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 17.22 |
| Spectral type | K9V |
| Surface temperature | 3,760 K |
| Luminosity | 4.28 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0155 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 15m 42.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +32° 55′ 42″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 71.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.88. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 57° S. North of latitude 57° 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 1747. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.9 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SDSS J151542.29+325543.2, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.49, 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):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.