HD 18970

HD 18970
Location of k Persei (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Perseus
Right ascension 03h 05m 32.41223s[1]
Declination 56° 42′ 20.5858″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.77[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type G9.5III[3]
U−B color index +0.85[4]
B−V color index +1.02[4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)-46.37[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -12.72[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +70.04[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)15.45 ± 0.27 mas[1]
Distance211 ± 4 ly
(65 ± 1 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)0.72[2]
Details
Mass1.53[6] M☉
Radius11[6] R☉
Luminosity63.48[2] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)2.54[6] cgs
Temperature4,900[7] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]-0.08[2] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)< 1.0[8] km/s
Other designations
k Persei, BD+56°767, FK5 2217, GC 3674, HIP 14382, HR 918, HD 18970, SAO 23791
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 18970 is a class G9.5III[3] (yellow giant) star in the constellation Perseus. Its apparent magnitude is 4.77[2] and it is approximately 211 light years away based on parallax.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 474 (2): 653–664. arXiv:0708.1752. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357. S2CID 18759600. Vizier catalog entry
  2. ^ a b c d e Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012). "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation". Astronomy Letters. 38 (5): 331. arXiv:1108.4971. Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A. doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015. S2CID 119257644. Vizier catalog entry
  3. ^ a b Hoffleit, D.; Warren, W. H. (1995). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Ed. (Hoffleit+, 1991)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog: V/50. Originally Published in: 1964BS....C......0H. 5050. Bibcode:1995yCat.5050....0H.
  4. ^ a b Mermilliod, J. C. (2006). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: Homogeneous Means in the UBV System (Mermilliod 1991)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog: II/168. Originally Published in: Institut d'Astronomie. 2168. Bibcode:2006yCat.2168....0M.Vizier catalog entry
  5. ^ Famaey, B.; Jorissen, A.; Luri, X.; Mayor, M.; Udry, S.; Dejonghe, H.; Turon, C. (2005). "Local kinematics of K and M giants from CORAVEL/Hipparcos/Tycho-2 data". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 430: 165–186. arXiv:astro-ph/0409579. Bibcode:2005A&A...430..165F. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20041272. S2CID 17804304.
  6. ^ a b c Allende Prieto, C.; Lambert, D. L. (1999). "Fundamental parameters of nearby stars from the comparison with evolutionary calculations: Masses, radii and effective temperatures". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 352: 555–562. arXiv:astro-ph/9911002. Bibcode:1999A&A...352..555A. Vizier catalog entry
  7. ^ Gontcharov, G. A. (2009). "Red giant clump in the Tycho-2 catalogue". Astronomy Letters. 34 (11): 785–796. arXiv:1607.00619. Bibcode:2008AstL...34..785G. doi:10.1134/S1063773708110078. S2CID 73524157. Vizier catalog entry
  8. ^ De Medeiros, J. R.; Alves, S.; Udry, S.; Andersen, J.; Nordström, B.; Mayor, M. (2014). "A catalog of rotational and radial velocities for evolved stars". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 561: A126. arXiv:1312.3474. Bibcode:2014A&A...561A.126D. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201220762. S2CID 54046583. Vizier catalog entry


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