Star · K8V
SDSS J152621.06+280806.9
SDSS J152621.06+280806.9 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K8V in the constellation Corona Borealis, 174.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Corona Borealis |
|---|---|
| Distance | 174.2 light-years (53.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.59 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 17.95 |
| Spectral type | K8V |
| Surface temperature | 3,850 K |
| Luminosity | 1.93 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00987 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 26m 21.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +28° 08′ 06″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 80.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.59. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 62° S. North of latitude 62° 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 1852. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SDSS J152621.06+280806.9, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.47, 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 76374 8.47 light-years
- HIP 75059 12.7 light-years
- HIP 76911 13.0 light-years
- HIP 76061 17.6 light-years
- δ CrB 18.0 light-years
- HIP 74183 18.0 light-years
- HIP 74891 18.1 light-years
- SDSS J154628.38+253634.3 18.2 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.