HD 99706
HD 99706 is an orange-hued star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major. With an apparent visual magnitude of 7.65, it is too dim to be visible to the naked eye but can be viewed with a pair of binoculars. Parallax measurements provide a distance estimate of approximately 480 light years from the Sun, and the Doppler shift shows it is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −30 km/s. It has an absolute magnitude of 2.12, indicating it would be visible to the naked eye as a 2nd magnitude star if it were located 10 parsecs away.
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension | 11h 28m 30.2137s |
| Declination | +43° 57′ 59.6854″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 7.65 |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | Subgiant |
| Spectral type | K0 |
| B−V color index | 1.0 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −30.07 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: 45.406 mas/yr Dec.: −87.500 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 6.7929 ± 0.0518 mas |
| Distance | 480 ± 4 ly (147 ± 1 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 2.12 |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.46 M☉ |
| Radius | 5.52 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 13.1±0.1 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 3.09 cgs |
| Temperature | 4,862 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.05 dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 1.8±0.6 km/s |
| Age | 2.8±0.2 Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
This is an aging subgiant star belonging to spectral class K0, having exhausted the supply of hydrogen at its core and begun to evolve into a giant. Its age is younger than the Sun's at 2.8±0.2 billion years and it is spinning slowly with a projected rotational velocity of 2 km/s. The star has 1.5 times the mass of the Sun and has expanded to 5.5 times the Sun's radius. It is slightly enriched in heavy elements, having 110% of solar abundance. HD 99706 is radiating 13 times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,862 K.
An imaging survey at Calar Alto Observatory in 2016 failed to detect any stellar companions to HD 99706.