Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
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Constellation | Hercules[1] |
Right ascension | 17h 17m 40.49053s[2] |
Declination | +29° 13.6′ 38.0243″[2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | +8.424[3] |
Characteristics | |
Evolutionary stage | main sequence[4] |
Spectral type | K3 V[3] |
B−V color index | 1.015[3] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | −9.427[5] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: −72.481±0.016 mas/yr[6] Dec.: +216.849±0.019 mas/yr[6] |
Parallax (π) | 41.1103±0.0169 mas[6] |
Distance | 79.34 ± 0.03 ly (24.325 ± 0.010 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | 6.480[3] |
Details | |
Mass | 0.772±0.020[3] M☉ |
Radius | 0.720±0.013[3] R☉ |
Luminosity | 0.230±0.018[3] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 4.60±0.12[3] cgs |
Temperature | 4,850±88[3] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | +0.05±0.06[3] dex |
Rotation | 51.5 days[3] |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 0.50±1.0[3] km/s |
Age | 8.6±4.8[3] Gyr |
Other designations | |
BD+29°2979, HD 156668, HIP 84607, SAO 84984, Wolf 646, 2MASS J17174049+2913378[7] | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
HD 156668 is a star in the northern constellation of Hercules constellation. With an apparent visual magnitude of 8.4[3] it is too faint to be viewed with the naked eye, but it can be seen with even a small telescope.[8] The distance to this object has been determined directly using the parallax technique, yielding a value of about 80 light-years (25 parsecs).[2]
This star has the stellar classification of a K2 dwarf, with approximately 77% of the mass of the Sun and about 72% of the Sun's diameter. While they are on the main sequence, lower mass stars like this generate energy much more slowly than the Sun. As a result, this star is radiating only 23% of the Sun's bolometric luminosity. HD 156668 is emitting this energy from its outer atmosphere at an effective temperature of around 4850 K,[3] giving it the cool orange glow of a K-type star.[9] It is slightly more enriched in iron compared to the Sun and is rotating at a leisurely rate of once every 51.5 days. Although much older than the Sun, this star is only middle-aged at about 8.6 billion years.[3]
The HD 156668 exhibits a stellar activity cycle with a period about 10 years.[10]
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