HD 36780
HD 36780 is a star located in Orion's belt, within the equatorial constellation of Orion. It has an orange hue and is dimly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +5.92. The distance to this object is approximately 534 light years based on parallax. It is drifting away from the Sun with a radial velocity of 84 km/s, having come to within 185.6 light-years some 2.1 million years ago.
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Orion |
| Right ascension | 05h 34m 04.04714s |
| Declination | −01° 28′ 12.8681″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +5.92 |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | giant |
| Spectral type | K4 III |
| U−B color index | +1.87 |
| B−V color index | +1.535±0.008 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | 83.80±0.30 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −7.904 mas/yr Dec.: −31.852 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 6.1048 ± 0.1096 mas |
| Distance | 534 ± 10 ly (164 ± 3 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −0.65 |
| Details | |
| Radius | 30.8+2.1 −4.2 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 243.3±5.2 L☉ |
| Temperature | 4,108+315 −135 K |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
This is an aging giant star with a stellar classification of K4 III. After exhausting the supply of hydrogen at its core, the star cooled and expanded off the main sequence. At present it has around 31 times the girth of the Sun. It is radiating 243 times the luminosity of the Sun from its swollen photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,108 K.