| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 |
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| Constellation | Pavo |
| Right ascension | 20h 40m 02.64s |
| Declination | -60° 32′ 40″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +5.12 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | F8V |
| Variable type | None |
| Astrometry | |
| Distance | 81.6 ly (25 pc) |
| Details | |
| Radius | 1.87 R☉ |
| Temperature | 6200 K |
| Metallicity | −0.44 Fe/H [1] |
| Rotation | 7 days? |
| Age | 5 Gyr years |
| Other designations | |
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HD 196378, HIP 101983, HR 7875, Gl 794.2, GJ 9701
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| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
| NStED | data |
Phi² Pavonis (φ² Pav, φ² Pavonis), also known as HD 196378, is a yellow-white dwarf star approximately 82 light-years away in the constellation of Pavo (the Peacock). It is evolving into a subgiant.
This system was in 1991 a test case for the Zeta Herculis moving group, of low metallicity stars with 5 billion years of age. This group includes besides Zeta Herculis: δ Trianguli, ζ Reticuli, 1 Hydrae, Gl 456, Gl 678, and Gl 9079.[2]
In 1998, using the European Southern Telescope in Chile, a planet was announced to be orbiting the star.[3] This team retracted this claim in 2002, but found a different periodicity of 7 days possibly due to stellar rotation.[4]
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