Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Mensa |
Right ascension | 04h 38m 21.7254s [1] |
Declination | −77° 39′ 21.6185″ [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.04 ± 0.01 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | K2 III [3] |
U−B color index | +0.95 [4] |
B−V color index | +1.10 [4] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | 10.3 ± 0.1 [5] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) |
RA: −6.975
[1]
mas/
yr Dec.: −11.166 [1] mas/ yr |
Parallax (π) | 6.0377 ± 0.0223 mas [1] |
Distance | 540 ± 2
ly (165.6 ± 0.6 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | −0.05 |
Details | |
Mass | 1.28 [6] M☉ |
Radius | 17.99 [7] R☉ |
Luminosity | 116 [8] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 2 [9] cgs |
Temperature | 4,390 [9] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.15 [10] dex |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | <1 [11] km/s |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
HD 30479 (HR 1531) is a solitary star in the southern circumpolar constellation Mensa. It has an apparent magnitude of 6.04, [2] making it barely visible to the naked eye even under ideal conditions. It is located at a distance of 540 light years [1] but is receding with a heliocentric radial velocity of 10.3 km/s. [5]
HD 30479 has a stellar classification of K2 III, [3] indicating that it is an early K-type giant star and has an angular diameter of 1.01±0.07 mas [9] (after limb darkening correction). This yields a radius 17.99 [7] times that of the Sun at its estimated distance. At present it has 1.28 [6] times the mass of the Sun and radiates at 116 [8] times the luminosity of the Sun at an effective temperature of 4,390 [9] K from its enlarged photosphere, which gives it an orange glow. HD 30479 is believed to be one of the metal-deficient members of the young disk population [10] with an iron abundance of 71% [10] that of the Sun. Currently, it spins leisurely with a projected rotational velocity less than 1 km/s, [11] common for giants.
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
---|---|
Constellation | Mensa |
Right ascension | 04h 38m 21.7254s [1] |
Declination | −77° 39′ 21.6185″ [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.04 ± 0.01 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | K2 III [3] |
U−B color index | +0.95 [4] |
B−V color index | +1.10 [4] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | 10.3 ± 0.1 [5] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) |
RA: −6.975
[1]
mas/
yr Dec.: −11.166 [1] mas/ yr |
Parallax (π) | 6.0377 ± 0.0223 mas [1] |
Distance | 540 ± 2
ly (165.6 ± 0.6 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | −0.05 |
Details | |
Mass | 1.28 [6] M☉ |
Radius | 17.99 [7] R☉ |
Luminosity | 116 [8] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 2 [9] cgs |
Temperature | 4,390 [9] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.15 [10] dex |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | <1 [11] km/s |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
HD 30479 (HR 1531) is a solitary star in the southern circumpolar constellation Mensa. It has an apparent magnitude of 6.04, [2] making it barely visible to the naked eye even under ideal conditions. It is located at a distance of 540 light years [1] but is receding with a heliocentric radial velocity of 10.3 km/s. [5]
HD 30479 has a stellar classification of K2 III, [3] indicating that it is an early K-type giant star and has an angular diameter of 1.01±0.07 mas [9] (after limb darkening correction). This yields a radius 17.99 [7] times that of the Sun at its estimated distance. At present it has 1.28 [6] times the mass of the Sun and radiates at 116 [8] times the luminosity of the Sun at an effective temperature of 4,390 [9] K from its enlarged photosphere, which gives it an orange glow. HD 30479 is believed to be one of the metal-deficient members of the young disk population [10] with an iron abundance of 71% [10] that of the Sun. Currently, it spins leisurely with a projected rotational velocity less than 1 km/s, [11] common for giants.