HD 72659
HD 72659 is a star in the equatorial constellation of Hydra. With an apparent visual magnitude of 7.46, his yellow-hued star is too faint to be viewed with the naked eye. Parallax measurements provide a distance estimate of 169.4 light years from the Sun, and it has an absolute magnitude of 3.98. The star is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −18.3 km/s.
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hydra |
| Right ascension | 08h 34m 03.18984s |
| Declination | −01° 34′ 05.5822″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 7.46 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | G2V |
| B−V color index | +0.612±0.015 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −18.29±0.12 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −112.313±0.026 mas/yr Dec.: −96.386±0.018 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 19.2582 ± 0.0271 mas |
| Distance | 169.4 ± 0.2 ly (51.93 ± 0.07 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 3.98 |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.07±0.02 M☉ |
| Radius | 1.38±0.02 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 2.16±0.01 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.19±0.02 cgs |
| Temperature | 5,956±43 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.04±0.01 dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 5.1 km/s |
| Age | 7.0±0.7 Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
This is a Sun-like main sequence star with a stellar classification of G2V, indicating that it is generating energy through core hydrogen fusion. It is older than the Sun with an age of about seven billion years, and is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of 5.1 km/s. The star has 7% greater mass than the Sun and a 38% larger radius. It is radiating more than double the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 5,956 K. The metallicity of the stellar atmosphere is similar to the Sun.