Star · K8V
SIMP J12113013+0406096
SIMP J12113013+0406096 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K8V in the constellation Virgo, 114.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Virgo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 114.6 light-years (35.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.38 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 18.65 |
| Spectral type | K8V |
| Surface temperature | 3,910 K |
| Luminosity | 9.40 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00668 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 11m 30.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +4° 06′ 06″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 40.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.38. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 86° 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 1911. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around SIMP J12113013+0406096, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.56, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pisces. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 59816 3.88 light-years
- ULAS J122325.69+044827.6 6.11 light-years
- HIP 59321 7.82 light-years
- SDSS J115700.50+061105.2 9.77 light-years
- DENIS-P J1159+0057 11.7 light-years
- HIP 60661 11.8 light-years
- SDSS J115013.17+052012.3 12.6 light-years
- ULAS J115759.04+092200.7 12.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.