HIP 107773

HIP 107773 is a star located 344 light years from Earth in the southern constellation Indus. It is classified as a horizontal branch K-type giant star, having a spectral type K0III and a radius of 11.6 R. With an apparent magnitude of 5.6, the star can be faintly seen with the naked eye. It has an exoplanet, HIP 107773 b, a gas giant orbiting it at a distance of 0.72 astronomical units (108,000,000 km), about the same distance from Venus to the Sun.

HIP 107773
Location of HIP 107773 in Indus (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Indus
Right ascension 21h 50m 0.12s
Declination −64° 42 45.1
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.6
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Horizontal branch
Spectral type K0III
B−V color index 0.99
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−0.1701±0.1237 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −0.7032±0.0807 mas/yr
Dec.: −37.4432±0.0893 mas/yr
Parallax (π)9.5919 mas
Distance343.9±2.6 ly
(105.5±0.8 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)0.54
Details
Mass2.42±0.27 M
Radius11.6±1.4 R
Luminosity74.13+1.12
−1.15
 L
Surface gravity (log g)2.6±0.2 cgs
Temperature4945±100 K
Age>1 Gyr
Other designations
2MASS J21500013-6442451, FK5 3742, HD 207229, HR 8331, IRAS 21461-6456, PPM 365403, SAO 255080, TIC 406320735, TYC 9119-2234-1
Database references
SIMBADdata
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