Star · M4V
SDSSp J144600.60+002452.0
SDSSp J144600.60+002452.0 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Virgo, 72.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Virgo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 72.4 light-years (22.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.39 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 19.66 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 2.15 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0175 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 46m 00.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +0° 24′ 52″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 20.2 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.39. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 90° N. 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 1954. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SDSSp J144600.60+002452.0, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.56, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cetus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 3840 9.16 light-years
- GJ 3867 9.79 light-years
- GJ 3830 11.5 light-years
- SDSS J152103.24+013142.7 11.6 light-years
- WISE J151721.13+052929.3 11.8 light-years
- Gl 544A 11.9 light-years
- Gl 544B 11.9 light-years
- μ Vir 12.2 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.