| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Delphinus |
| Right ascension | 20h 26m 23.15478s [1] |
| Declination | +17° 18′ 56.0140″ [1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.22±0.01 [2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | K0 [3] |
| B−V color index | +1.01 [4] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −17.12±0.27 [5] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +5.397 mas/yr [1] Dec.: −5.426 mas/yr [1] |
| Parallax (π) | 3.6827±0.0184 mas [1] |
| Distance | 886 ± 4 ly (272 ± 1 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −1.19 [6] |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.57 [7] M☉ |
| Radius | 21.58 [8] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 258+3 −2 [1] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 1.91 [7] cgs |
| Temperature | 4,995±122 [9] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.13 [7] dex |
| Other designations | |
| AG+17°2201, BD+16°4259, FK5 3635, GC 28435, HD 194688, HIP 100807, HR 7816, SAO 106101, TIC 305526917 [10] | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
HD 194688, also designated as HR 7816, is a solitary star located in the northern constellation Delphinus, the dolphin. It has an apparent magnitude of 6.22, [2] placing it near the limit for naked eye visibility. The object is located relatively far away at a distance of 886 light-years based on Gaia DR3 parallax measurements, [1] but it is drifting closer with a heliocentric radial velocity of −17.12 km/s . [5] At its current distance, HD 196488's brightness is diminished due to an interstellar extinction of 0.17 magnitudes [11] and it has an absolute visual magnitude of −1.19. [6]
HD 194688 has a simple stellar classification of K0, [3] indicating that it is an early K-type star. It has 1.57 times the mass of the Sun [7] and an enlarged radius 21.58 times that of the Sun. [8] It radiates 258 times the luminosity of the Sun [1] from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,995 K , [9] giving it an orangish-yellow hue when viewed in the night sky. The large radius and high luminosity suggests that HD 194688 may be an evolved giant star. It is slightly metal-deficient with an iron abundance 74.1% that of the Sun's. [7]