Star · M4V
SDSS J153417.05+161546.1
SDSS J153417.05+161546.1 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Serpens, 118.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Serpens |
|---|---|
| Distance | 118.1 light-years (36.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 24.25 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 21.46 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 4.11 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00763 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 34m 17.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +16° 15′ 46″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 15.2 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 24.25. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 74° S. North of latitude 74° 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 1908. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SDSS J153417.05+161546.1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.62, 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):
- 2MASS J15311344+1641282 4.83 light-years
- HIP 76282 7.21 light-years
- 2MASS J15500845+1455180 10.3 light-years
- HIP 77881 10.7 light-years
- HIP 75193 14.2 light-years
- HIP 74118 15.0 light-years
- HIP 77963 16.1 light-years
- GJ 3897B 16.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.