HD 161988

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HD 161988
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0        Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Apus
Right ascension 17h 57m 41.686s [1]
Declination −76° 10′ 40.62″ [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)6.07±0.01 [2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage red giant branch [3]
Spectral type K2 III [4]
U−B color index +1.28 [5]
B−V color index +1.20 [5]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+36.8±0.4 [6]  km/s
Proper motion (μ)RA: +2.464  mas/yr [1]
Dec.: −1.867  mas/yr [1]
Parallax (π)5.2546 ± 0.022  mas [1]
Distance 621 ± 3  ly
(190.3 ± 0.8  pc)
Absolute magnitude  (MV)−0.26 [7]
Details
Mass 3.05 [8]   M☉
Radius 20.8 [9]   R☉
Luminosity 185 [10]   L☉
Surface gravity (log g)2.04±0.02 [3]   cgs
Temperature 4,498 [10]   K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.13 [11]   dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)2.1±1.3 [12]  km/s
Other designations
63 G. Apodis [13] , CD−76°919, CPD−76 1226, HD  161988, HIP  87926, HR  6635, SAO  257542, WDS J17577-7611A [14]
Database references
SIMBAD data

HD 161988, also known as HR 6635, is a solitary, orange hued star located in the southern circumpolar constellation Apus. It has an apparent magnitude of 6.07, [2] allowing it to be faintly visible to the naked eye. Parallax measurements place it at a distance of 621 light years, [1] and it is currently receding with a heliocentric radial velocity of 36.8  km/s . [6]

The object has a stellar classification of K2 III, [4] indicating that it is a red giant. Gaia Data Release 3 models place it on the red giant branch. At present it has 3.05 times the mass of the Sun [8] and an enlarged radius of 20.8  R☉ . [9] It shines at 185 times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,498  K . [10] HD 161988 has an iron abundance 74% that of the Sun, [11] making it slightly metal deficient. Like most giants, it spins modestly with a projected rotational velocity of 2.1  km/s . [12]

HD 161988 has a 14th magnitude optical companion located 26.4  arcseconds away along a position angle of 122°. [15]

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