HD 30669
HD 30669 is a yellowish-orange hued star located in the southern constellation Caelum, the chisel. It has an apparent magnitude of 9.11, making it readily visible in small telescopes but not to the naked eye. The object is relatively close at a distance of 188 light years, based on parallax measurements from Gaia DR3. Its distance from the Solar System is rapidly increasing, having a heliocentric radial velocity of 66 km/s.
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Caelum |
| Right ascension | 04h 48m 28.48538s |
| Declination | −28° 25′ 09.4617″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 9.11±0.01 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | G8/K0 V |
| B−V color index | +0.82 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | 65.7±0.4 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +237.591 mas/yr Dec.: +50.927 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 17.2896 ± 0.0127 mas |
| Distance | 188.6 ± 0.1 ly (57.84 ± 0.04 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | +5.35 |
| Details | |
| Mass | 0.92±0.03 M☉ |
| Radius | 0.91±0.04 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 59.7% L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.43±0.06 cgs |
| Temperature | 5,353±100 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | +0.13 dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | <1.7 km/s |
| Age | 7.25±4.64 Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
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