85 Ceti

85 Ceti

85 Ceti (HD 16861)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Aries
Right ascension 02h 42m 28.9356s
Declination +10° 44′ 30.209″
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.31
Characteristics
Spectral type A2V
U−B color index 0.06
B−V color index 0.06
R−I color index 0.02
Variable type Variable star
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv) 6.1 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -24.27 mas/yr
Dec.: -23.37 mas/yr
Parallax (π) 7.66 ± 0.94 mas
Distance approx. 430 ly
(approx. 130 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV) 6.36
Details
Mass 3.1 M
Radius 2.1 R
Luminosity 40 L
Temperature 7,500–10,000 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i) 33 km/s
Other designations
NSV 899, HD 16861, BD+10° 360, HIP 12647, SAO 93067, HR 797.
Database references
SIMBAD data
Data sources:
Hipparcos Catalogue,
CCDM (2002),
Bright Star Catalogue (5th rev. ed.)

85 Ceti or HD 16861 is variable star.

References