Theta Normae

Theta Normae
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Norma
Right ascension 16h 15m 15.31780s [1]
Declination −47° 22 19.2677 [1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.12[1]
Characteristics
Spectral type B8V[1]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−1.40 ± 4.2[1] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -34.39[1] mas/yr
Dec.: -44.88[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)8.46 ± 0.26[2] mas
Distance390 ± 10 ly
(118 ± 4 pc)
Details
Other designations
Theta Normae, HD 145842, HIP 79653, HR 6045

Theta Normae is a star in the constellation Norma. Its apparent magnitude is 5.12.[1] Located approximately 390 light-years distant, it is a blue-white main sequence star of spectral type B8V.[1] It shines with a luminosity approximately 184 times that of the Sun and has a surface temperature of 12,341 K.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 SIMBAD, Theta Normae (accessed 31 March 2015)
  2. van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the New Hipparcos Reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics 474 (2): 653–64. arXiv:0708.1752. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357.
  3. McDonald, I.; Zijlstra, A. A.; Boyer, M. L. (2012). "Fundamental Parameters and Infrared Excesses of Hipparcos Stars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 427 (1): 343–57. Bibcode:2012MNRAS.427..343M.