Star · K8V
SDSS J165031.33+352359.5
SDSS J165031.33+352359.5 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K8V in the constellation Hercules, 188.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Hercules |
|---|---|
| Distance | 188.0 light-years (57.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.52 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 17.72 |
| Spectral type | K8V |
| Surface temperature | 3,870 K |
| Luminosity | 2.34 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0108 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 50m 31.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +35° 23′ 59″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 95.2 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.52. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 55° S. North of latitude 55° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in June, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1838. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SDSS J165031.33+352359.5, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.63, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Caelum. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 82068 5.17 light-years
- SDSS J170302.52+355824.3 10.3 light-years
- HIP 83494 12.4 light-years
- HIP 81085 14.2 light-years
- HIP 81911 14.4 light-years
- HIP 83838 14.5 light-years
- HIP 81726 16.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.