HD 53501

HD 53501

Observation data Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation	Volans
Right ascension	06^h 59^m 50.53507^s[1]
Declination	−67° 54′ 59.2003″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	+5.18[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type	K3 III[3]
U−B color index	+1.65[4]
B−V color index	+1.40[4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)	38.6±0.8[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ)	RA: −27.467 mas/yr[1] Dec.: +233.796 mas/yr[1]
Parallax (π)	10.5936 ± 0.0689 mas[1]
Distance	308 ± 2 ly (94.4 ± 0.6 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)	+0.42[2]
Details
Mass	1.39±0.40[6] M☉
Radius	19.95^+1.43 −1.33[6] R☉
Luminosity	126±2[7] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)	1.98±0.29[6] cgs
Temperature	4,169^+97 −95[6] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]	0.00[8] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)	1.5±1.2[9] km/s
Other designations
6 G. Volantis, CD−67°492, CPD−67°686, GC 9280, GJ 3422, HD 53501, HIP 33682, HR 2662, SAO 249704
Database references
SIMBAD	data

HD 53501 (HR 2662; Gliese 3422), is a solitary[10] star in the southern circumpolar constellation Volans. It has an apparent magnitude of 5.18,[2] allowing it to be seen with the naked eye under ideal conditions. The object is located at a distance of 308 light years[1] but is receding with a heliocentric radial velocity of 39 km/s.[5]

HD 53501 has a stellar classification of K3 III,[3] indicating that it is a red giant. It has 139% the mass of the Sun and an enlarged radius of 20 R_☉.[6] It radiates at 126 times the luminosity of the Sun[7] from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,169 K,[6] giving it an orange glow. HD 53501 has a solar metallicity[8] and spins with a projected rotational velocity of about 1.5 km/s.[9]

This star is considered to be a probable member of the 61 Cygni moving group, a group of high velocity stars that share a common motion with 61 Cygni.[11]

References

1. Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (2021). "Gaia Early Data Release 3: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 649: A1. arXiv:2012.01533. Bibcode:2021A&A...649A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202039657. S2CID 227254300. (Erratum: doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202039657e). Gaia EDR3 record for this source at VizieR.
2. Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (May 2012). "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation". Astronomy Letters. 38 (5): 331–346. arXiv:1108.4971. Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A. doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015. ISSN 1063-7737. S2CID 255204555.
3. Houk, N.; Cowley, A. P. (1975). University of Michigan Catalogue of two-dimensional spectral types for the HD stars. Volume I. Declinations -90_ to -53_ƒ0. Bibcode:1975mcts.book.....H.
4. Johnson, H. L.; Mitchell, R. I.; Iriarte, B.; Wisniewski, W. Z. (1966). "UBVRIJKL Photometry of the Bright Stars". Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. 4: 99–110. Bibcode:1966CoLPL...4...99J.
5. Gontcharov, G. A. (November 2006). "Pulkovo Compilation of Radial Velocities for 35 495 Hipparcos stars in a common system". Astronomy Letters. 32 (11): 759–771. arXiv:1606.08053. Bibcode:2006AstL...32..759G. doi:10.1134/S1063773706110065. ISSN 1063-7737. S2CID 119231169.
6. Allende Prieto, C.; Lambert, D. L. (December 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. ISSN 0004-6361.
7. Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
8. Charbonnel, C.; Lagarde, N.; Jasniewicz, G.; North, P. L.; Shetrone, M.; Krugler Hollek, J.; Smith, V. V.; Smiljanic, R.; Palacios, A.; Ottoni, G. (January 2020). "Lithium in red giant stars: Constraining non-standard mixing with large surveys in the Gaia era". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 633: A34. arXiv:1910.12732. Bibcode:2020A&A...633A..34C. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201936360. ISSN 0004-6361.
9. De Medeiros, J. R.; Alves, S.; Udry, S.; Andersen, J.; Nordström, B.; Mayor, M. (January 2014). "A catalog of rotational and radial velocities for evolved stars: V. Southern stars⋆⋆⋆". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 561: A126. arXiv:1312.3474. Bibcode:2014A&A...561A.126D. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201220762. ISSN 0004-6361.
10. Eggleton, P. P.; Tokovinin, A. A. (September 2008). "A catalogue of multiplicity among bright stellar systems". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 389 (2): 869–879. arXiv:0806.2878. Bibcode:2008MNRAS.389..869E. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x. S2CID 14878976.
11. Eggen, O. J. (1 April 1958). "Stellar groups. II. The Herculis, Indi and 61 Cygni Groups of High-Velocity Stars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 118 (2): 154–160. Bibcode:1958MNRAS.118..154E. doi:10.1093/mnras/118.2.154. eISSN 1365-2966. ISSN 0035-8711.