HD 108063

HD 108063 is a star that lies approximately 176 light-years away in the constellation of Centaurus. The star is not particularly noteworthy with exception to its enormously high heavy element content.

HD 108063
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Centaurus
Right ascension 12h 25m 08.52s ± 2.37
Declination −42° 30 51.53 ± 2.11
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.2357 ± 0.006
Characteristics
Spectral type F9.5IV
B−V color index 0.652 ± 0.002
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)34.48 ± 0.16 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -135.25 ± 0.27 mas/yr
Dec.: -22.55 ± 0.24 mas/yr
Parallax (π)18.53 ± 0.37 mas
Distance176 ± 4 ly
(54 ± 1 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)2.58 ± 0.05
Details
Mass1.580 ± 0.034 M
Luminosity8.47 ± 0.34 (log 0.9279 ± 0.0173) L
Surface gravity (log g)4.11 ± 0.12 cgs
Temperature6081 ± 49 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.55 ± 0.06 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)5.4 ± 1.0 km/s
Other designations
CD−41 7163, HD 108063, HIP 60591, HR 4721, SAO 223426
Database references
SIMBADdata
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