Star · M4V
ULAS J085139.03+005340.9
ULAS J085139.03+005340.9 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Hydra, 192.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Hydra |
|---|---|
| Distance | 192.4 light-years (59.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 26.30 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 22.45 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 1.65 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00484 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 51m 39.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +0° 53′ 45″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 20.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 26.30. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 89° S. It stands highest at midnight in January, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1834. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around ULAS J085139.03+005340.9, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.68, 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):
- SDSS J090347.55+011446.0 12.3 light-years
- ULAS J083756.19-004156.0 13.0 light-years
- HIP 43172 13.3 light-years
- HIP 42396 14.7 light-years
- HD 74156 15.3 light-years
- HIP 44379 15.6 light-years
- 10 Hya 17.5 light-years
- HIP 45317 19.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.
