HD 20468

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HD 20468
Perseus constellation map.svg
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Location of HD 20468 (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000       Equinox J2000
Constellation Perseus
Right ascension 03h 18m 43.82583s [1]
Declination 34° 13 21.5473 [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)4.82 [2]
Characteristics
Spectral type K2IICN1 [3]
U−B color index +1.55 [2]
B−V color index +1.49 [2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+1.80 [4]  km/s
Proper motion (μ)RA: +2.75 [1]   mas/yr
Dec.: -8.87 [1]   mas/yr
Parallax (π)2.77 ± 0.23  mas [1]
Distance 1,180 ± 100  ly
(360 ± 30  pc)
Absolute magnitude  (MV)-2.92 [5]
Details
Mass 7.0 [6]   M
Luminosity 3512 [7]   L
Surface gravity (log g)1.09 [8]   cgs
Temperature 4,369 [8]   K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.03 [8]   dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)5.9 [9]  km/s
Other designations
BD+33°619, FK5  2232, GC  3948, HIP  15416, HR  991, HD  20468, SAO  56340
Database references
SIMBAD data

HD 20468 is a class K2II [3] (orange bright giant) star in the constellation Perseus. Its apparent magnitude is 4.82 [2] and it is approximately 1180 light years away based on parallax. [1]

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