Star · K9V
SIMP J11384458+0748213
SIMP J11384458+0748213 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K9V in the constellation Virgo, 205.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Virgo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 205.9 light-years (63.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.36 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 17.36 |
| Spectral type | K9V |
| Surface temperature | 3,770 K |
| Luminosity | 3.69 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0142 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 38m 44.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +7° 48′ 18″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 80.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.36. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 82° S. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1820. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SIMP J11384458+0748213, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.83, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Aquarius. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 57378 7.87 light-years
- 4 Vir 11.1 light-years
- HIP 56028 11.8 light-years
- HIP 57868 15.1 light-years
- HIP 55323 18.1 light-years
- ULAS J115038.79+094942.9 18.3 light-years
- 80 Leo 18.6 light-years
- SDSS J112505.01+055642.3 19.3 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.