Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
---|---|
Constellation | Cepheus [1] |
Right ascension | 22h 13m 10.51283s [2] |
Declination | +86° 06′ 28.8116″ [2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.258±0.009 [3] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | B9.5 Vn [4] |
U−B color index | -0.11 [5] |
B−V color index | -0.03 [5] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | −17.80±0.49 [2] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: 60.554 mas/yr [2] Dec.: 39.468 mas/yr [2] |
Parallax (π) | 12.8648±0.1662 mas [2] |
Distance | 254 ± 3 ly (78 ± 1 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | 0.79 [6] |
Details | |
Mass | 2.61+0.438 −0.254 [7] M☉ |
Radius | 2.387+0.086 −0.052 [7] R☉ |
Luminosity | 53.79±1.38 [2] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 4.0991±0.0652 [7] cgs |
Temperature | 10162+164.7 −134 [7] K |
Other designations | |
AG+85 372, BD+85 383, FK5 1648, HD 212710, HIP 109693, HR 8546, SAO 3721, 2MASS J22131056+8606287 [8] | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
HD 212710 is a star in Cepheus [1] with an apparent magnitude of 5.258 [3] and a spectral type of B9.5 Vn, [4] indicating that it is a B-type main sequence star, giving it a blue hue. It is about 254 light-years away from the Solar System. It has about 2.61 times the mass of the Sun, 2.387 times the radius of the Sun and is 53.79 times as luminous.
This star doesn't have a Bayer or Flamsteed designation. The designation HD 212710 comes from the Henry Draper Catalogue. It is also known as BD+85 383, SAO 3721, HR 8546, or HIP 109693 from various star catalogues. [8]
Some sources identify this star with the Chinese star name Tiānhuángdàdì (Chinese :天皇大帝, "Great Emperor of Heaven" or "Tianhuang Emperor"). It is an independent constellation in the system of Chinese constellations, belonging to the Purple Forbidden enclosure. [10]