| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ara [1] |
| Right ascension | 17h 28m 38.91416s [2] |
| Declination | −55° 10′ 10.8720″ [2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.94 [3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | G8 II-III [4] |
| B−V color index | +1.11 [3] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −12.6±0.4 [5] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +2.52 [2] mas/yr Dec.: −8.92 [2] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 3.31±0.41 mas [2] |
| Distance | approx. 1,000 ly (approx. 300 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −2.9 [6] |
| Details | |
| Mass | 2.5 [7] M☉ |
| Radius | 31 [8] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 444 [9] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 2.22 [7] cgs |
| Temperature | 4,895 [8] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.13 [7] dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 6.4 [10] km/s |
| Other designations | |
| HD 157819, HIP 85520, HR 6487, SAO 244770 [11] | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
HD 157819 is the Henry Draper Catalogue designation for a star in the southern constellation of Ara. It is faintly visible to the naked eye at an apparent visual magnitude of 5.94 [3] and is approximately 1,000 light-years (310 parsecs ) distant from the Earth. [2] The spectrum of this star fits a stellar classification of G8 II-III, [4] indicating it is a G-type star that is somewhere between a giant and bright giant.