HD 156668

HD 156668
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
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]
Distance79.34 ± 0.03 ly
(24.325 ± 0.010 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)6.480[3]
Details
Mass0.772±0.020[3] M
Radius0.720±0.013[3] R
Luminosity0.230±0.018[3] L
Surface gravity (log g)4.60±0.12[3] cgs
Temperature4,850±88[3] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.05±0.06[3] dex
Rotation51.5 days[3]
Rotational velocity (v sin i)0.50±1.0[3] km/s
Age8.6±4.8[3] Gyr
Other designations
BD+29°2979, HD 156668, HIP 84607, SAO 84984, Wolf 646, 2MASS J17174049+2913378[7]
Database references
SIMBADdata

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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  4. ^ Just, A.; Jahrei, H. (2008). "The main sequence from F to K stars of the solar neighbourhood in SDSS colours". Astronomische Nachrichten. 329 (8): 790. arXiv:0808.2111. Bibcode:2008AN....329..790J. doi:10.1002/asna.200811030.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ a b Vallenari, A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (2023). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 674: A1. arXiv:2208.00211. Bibcode:2023A&A...674A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940. S2CID 244398875. Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
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