HD 85512

HD 85512 is a solitary K-type main-sequence star 36.8 light-years (11.3 parsecs) away in the constellation Vela. It is about 1 billion years older than the Sun. It is extremely chromospherically inactive, only slightly more active than Tau Ceti. It exhibits a long-term variability and was thought to host one low-mass planet, although this is now doubtful.

HD 85512
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Vela
Right ascension 09h 51m 07.05180s
Declination −43° 30 10.0237
Apparent magnitude (V) 7.66
Characteristics
Spectral type K6V
U−B color index 1.12
B−V color index 1.18
V−R color index 0.71
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−9.78±0.12 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 461.603 mas/yr
Dec.: −471.880 mas/yr
Parallax (π)88.6737 ± 0.0173 mas
Distance36.782 ± 0.007 ly
(11.277 ± 0.002 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)7.39
Details
Mass0.69 M
Radius0.533 ± 0.04 R
Luminosity (bolometric)0.126 ± 0.008 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.604±0.017 cgs
Temperature4404±10 K
Metallicity([Si/H] dex) -0.02
Metallicity [Fe/H]-0.28 dex
Rotation47.13 ± 6.98
Rotational velocity (v sin i)2.194±0.118 km/s
Age5.61 ± 0.61 Gyr
Other designations
CD−42°5678, Gaia DR2 5412947081287925504, GJ 370, HD 85512, HIP 48331, LHS 2201, 2MASS J09510700-4330097
Database references
SIMBADdata
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