GSC 02620-00648

GSC 02620-00648 is a double star in the constellation Hercules. The brighter of the pair is a magnitude 12 star located approximately 1,660 light-years away. This star is about 1.18 times as massive as the Sun.

GSC 02620-00648
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Hercules
A
Right ascension 17h 53m 13.0490s
Declination +37° 12 42.586
Apparent magnitude (V) 11.592
Ca
Right ascension ~17h 53m 13.0496s
Declination ~+37° 12 44.139
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.85
Characteristics
Spectral type F8/K or M
Apparent magnitude (B) 12.1120005 ±0.007
Apparent magnitude (V) 11.592 ±0.004
Apparent magnitude (J) 10.583 ±0.018
Apparent magnitude (H) 10.350 ±0.015
Apparent magnitude (K) 10.330 ±0.019
Astrometry
A
Proper motion (μ) RA: −6.382 mas/yr
Dec.: −20.891 mas/yr
Parallax (π)1.9686 ± 0.0124 mas
Distance1,660 ± 10 ly
(508 ± 3 pc)
C
Proper motion (μ) RA: −6.307 mas/yr
Dec.: −20.387 mas/yr
Parallax (π)1.9657 ± 0.1076 mas
Distance1,660 ± 90 ly
(510 ± 30 pc)
Details
A
Mass1.18 M
Radius1.9 R
Luminosity4.6 L
Surface gravity (log g)3.98 cgs
Temperature6,200±75 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.14±0.09 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)8.3 km/s
Age4.7±2 Gyr
B
Mass0.59 M
Other designations
TrES-4 Parent Star, 2MASS J17531304+3712426, TYC 2620-648-1
Database references
SIMBADdata
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