HR 857

HR 857
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Eridanus
Right ascension 02h 52m 32.13s [1]
Declination –12° 46′ 11.0″ [1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.04
Characteristics
Spectral type K1 V
U−B color index 0.57
B−V color index 0.86
V−R color index 0.48
R−I color index 0.41
Variable type None
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv) +18.4 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 397.41 ± 0.45 [1] mas/yr
Dec.: -189.32 ± 0.36 [1] mas/yr
Parallax (π) 96.60 ± 0.40[1] mas
Distance 33.8 ± 0.1 ly
(10.35 ± 0.04 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV) 6.04
Details
Temperature 5225 ± 5.0[2] K
Age 1 × 108[3] years
Other designations
32 G. Eridani, GJ 117, BD-13 544, HD 17925, HIP 13402, YPC 599

HR 857 (32 G. Eridani) is a solitary, orange, main sequence (K1 V) star located thirty-four light-years away, in the constellation Eridanus.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "HIP 13402". Hipparcos, the New Reduction. http://webviz.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-5?-out.add=.&-source=I/311/hip2&recno=13368. Retrieved 2009-12-11. 
  2. ^ Kovtyukh et al. (2003). "High precision effective temperatures for 181 F-K dwarfs from line-depth ratios". Astronomy and Astrophysics 411 (3): 559–564. arXiv:astro-ph/0308429. Bibcode 2003A&A...411..559K. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20031378. http://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full/2003/46/aa3944/aa3944.html. 
  3. ^ Mamajek, Eric E.; Hillenbrand, Lynne A. (November 2008). "Improved Age Estimation for Solar-Type Dwarfs Using Activity-Rotation Diagnostics". The Astrophysical Journal 687 (2): 1264–1293. Bibcode 2008ApJ...687.1264M. doi:10.1086/591785. 

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