HD 147513

HD 147513 (62 G. Scorpii) is a star in the southern constellation of Scorpius. It was first catalogued by Italian astronomer Piazzi in his star catalogue as "XVI 55". With an apparent magnitude of 5.38, according to the Bortle scale it is visible to the naked eye from suburban skies. Based upon stellar parallax measurements by the Hipparcos spacecraft, HD 147513 lies some 42 light years from the Sun.

HD 147513
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Scorpius
Right ascension 16h 24m 01.28927s
Declination −39° 11 34.7121
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.38
Characteristics
Spectral type G1VH-04
U−B color index +0.00
B−V color index +0.62
Variable type suspected
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+12.6 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 71.89 mas/yr
Dec.: 5.26 mas/yr
Parallax (π)78.26 ± 0.37 mas
Distance41.7 ± 0.2 ly
(12.78 ± 0.06 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)4.82
Details
Mass1.11 M
Radius1.0 R
Luminosity0.98 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.50 cgs
Temperature5,855 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.03 dex
Rotation4.7 days
Rotational velocity (v sin i)0.32 km/s
Age400 Myr
Other designations
62 G. Sco, CD38° 10983, CPD38° 6407, FK5 3295, GC 22030, Gl 620.1, HIP 80337, HR 6094, SAO 207622, Wo 9559.
Database references
SIMBADdata
ARICNSdata
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