Star · K8V
SDSS J162603.03+211313.0
SDSS J162603.03+211313.0 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K8V in the constellation Hercules, 96.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Hercules |
|---|---|
| Distance | 96.0 light-years (29.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.56 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 19.22 |
| Spectral type | K8V |
| Surface temperature | 3,860 K |
| Luminosity | 5.94 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00545 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 26m 03.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +21° 13′ 11″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 22.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.56. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 69° S. North of latitude 69° 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 1930. 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 J162603.03+211313.0, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.17, 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):
- HIP 80539 11.2 light-years
- WISEA J162852.64+160421.0 11.5 light-years
- Gl 640 11.9 light-years
- HIP 80751 11.9 light-years
- PSO J246.4222+15.4698 12.2 light-years
- 2MASSW J1553214+210907 13.3 light-years
- GJ 3947 14.3 light-years
- HIP 83343 15.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.