HD 79917

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HD 79917
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Vela[1]
Right ascension 09h 15m 36.7081s[2]
Declination −38° 34′ 11.7903″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) +4.92[1]
Characteristics
Spectral type K1III[3]
B−V color index 1.084±0.052[1]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+1.62±0.14[2] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −71.004±0.148[2] mas/yr
Dec.: −10.527±0.186[2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)14.3202±0.1227 mas[2]
Distance228 ± 2 ly
(69.8 ± 0.6 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+0.73[1]
Details
Mass1.8[4] M
Radius12.63+0.23
−0.36
[2] R
Luminosity66.8±0.7[2] L
Surface gravity (log g)2.63[5] cgs
Temperature4,643+69
−43
[2] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.12[5] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)4.28[5] km/s
Other designations
l Vel, CD−38°5408, FK5 2737, HD 79917, HIP 45439, HR 3682, SAO 200159[6]
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 79917 is a single[7] star in the southern constellation of Vela. It has the Bayer designation l (lowercase L) Velorum, while HD 79917 is the star's identifier from the Henry Draper Catalogue. The star has an orange hue and is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +4.92.[1] It is located at a distance of approximately 228 light-years from the Sun based on parallax, and is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +1.6 km/s.[2]

This is an aging giant star with a stellar classification of K1III,[3] having exhausted is core hydrogen then cooled and expanded off the main sequence. It has 12.6 times the girth of the Sun and is radiating 67 times the Sun's luminosity from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,643 K.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). XHIP record for this object at VizieR.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
  3. ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  4. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  5. ^ a b c Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  6. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  7. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).