HR 858
HR 858 is a star with a planetary system located 104 light years from the Sun in the southern constellation of Fornax. It has a yellow-white hue and is visible to the naked eye but is a challenge to see with an apparent visual magnitude of 6.4. The star is drifting further away with a radial velocity of 10 km/s. It has an absolute magnitude of +3.82.
Position of HR 858 in Fornax | |
| Observation data Epoch J2000.00 Equinox J2000.00 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Fornax |
| Right ascension | 02h 51m 56.246s |
| Declination | −30° 48′ 52.26″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.382 |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | F6V + M |
| Spectral type | Main sequence |
| B−V color index | +0.484 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +10.07±0.13 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: 123.229±0.070 mas/yr Dec.: 105.788±0.151 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 31.2565 ± 0.0700 mas |
| Distance | 104.3 ± 0.2 ly (31.99 ± 0.07 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | +3.82 |
| Details | |
| A | |
| Mass | 1.145+0.074 −0.080 M☉ |
| Radius | 1.310+0.0240 −022 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 2.348+0.069 −0.071 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.19±0.10 cgs |
| Temperature | 6,201±50 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.14±0.08 dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 8.3±0.5 km/s |
| Age | 2.28±1.30 Gyr |
| B | |
| Radius | 0.17±0.04 R☉ |
| Temperature | 2,800±300 K |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
This object is a slightly-evolved F-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of F6V, which indicates it is generating energy through core hydrogen fusion. It is roughly two billion years old and is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of 8.3 km/s. The star has 1.1 times the mass of the Sun and 1.3 times the Sun's radius. It is radiating 2.3 times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 6,201 K.
There is a faint co-moving stellar companion, designated component B, at an angular separation of 8.4″. This corresponds to a projected separation of 270 AU. It is most likely a red dwarf star.