Star · M0V
SDSS J162838.35+625945.7
SDSS J162838.35+625945.7 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M0V in the constellation Draco, 202.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Draco |
|---|---|
| Distance | 202.2 light-years (62.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.83 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 17.87 |
| Spectral type | M0V |
| Surface temperature | 3,650 K |
| Luminosity | 2.76 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0132 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 28m 38.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +62° 59′ 45″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 50.5 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.83. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 27° S. North of latitude 27° 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 1824. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SDSS J162838.35+625945.7, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.79, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Reticulum. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 80738 9.08 light-years
- HIP 79776 11.7 light-years
- HIP 83500 15.9 light-years
- HIP 79491 17.5 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.