Star · M4V
SDSS J161459.98+400435.1
SDSS J161459.98+400435.1 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Hercules, 199.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Hercules |
|---|---|
| Distance | 199.0 light-years (61.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 22.07 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 18.14 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 8.68 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0351 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 15m 00.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +40° 04′ 35″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 86.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 22.07. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 50° S. North of latitude 50° 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 1827. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SDSS J161459.98+400435.1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.76, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Horologium. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 81085 17.5 light-years
- HIP 78028 18.4 light-years
- HIP 79677 19.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.