Star · M2V
SDSSp J042348.57-041403.5
SDSSp J042348.57-041403.5 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M2V in the constellation Eridanus, 46.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Eridanus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 46.6 light-years (14.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.86 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 21.09 |
| Spectral type | M2V |
| Surface temperature | 3,350 K |
| Luminosity | 2.38 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00458 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 23m 48.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −4° 14′ 02″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 23.5 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.86. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 86° N. It stands highest at midnight in November, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1979. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 826 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SDSSp J042348.57-041403.5, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.60, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Hercules. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 157B 6.90 light-years
- Gl 157A 6.92 light-years
- GJ 3252 7.41 light-years
- GJ 3256 7.60 light-years
- Gl 156 7.98 light-years
- Gaia J041246.85-073416.8 8.67 light-years
- GJ 3289 8.79 light-years
- WISE J045746.08-020719.2 9.43 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.