Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
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Constellation | Camelopardalis [1] |
Right ascension | 04h 04m 27.16294s [2] |
Declination | +59° 09′ 19.8327″ [2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.12 [3] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | F0 II [4] |
U−B color index | +0.47 [3] |
B−V color index | +0.15 [3] |
Variable type | constant [5] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | −20.3±0.8 [6] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: −3.380 mas/yr [2] Dec.: +1.027 mas/yr [2] |
Parallax (π) | 1.5558±0.1047 mas [2] |
Distance | 2,100 ± 100 ly (640 ± 40 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | −3.91 [1] |
Details | |
Mass | 8.78±0.65 [7] M☉ |
Radius | 50.1 [8] R☉ |
Luminosity (bolometric) | 9,878 [7] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 1.87 [9] cgs |
Temperature | 7,425 [7] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.07 [9] dex |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 6.8±2 [10] km/s |
Age | 32 [9] Myr |
Other designations | |
AG+59°399, BD+58°690, FK5 2290, GC 4858, HD 25291, HIP 19018, HR 1242, SAO 24384 [11] | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
HD 25291, also known as HR 1242, is a solitary, [12] yellowish-white hued star located in the northern circumpolar constellation Camelopardalis. It has an apparent magnitude of 5.12, [3] making it one of the brighter members of this generally faint constellation. The object is relatively far at a distant of approximately 2,100 light years [2] but is drifting closer with a heliocentric radial velocity of −20.3 km/s . [6]
HD 25291 has a general stellar classification of F0 II, [4] which indicates that it is an evolved early F-type bright giant. It has also been given a class of F2 Ia, [13] instead suggesting a slightly cooler and more luminous supergiant. Nevertheless, it has 8.8 times the mass of the Sun [7] but at an age of 32 million years, [9] it has expanded to 50.1 times its girth. [8] It radiates at a bolometric luminosity 9,878 times greather that of the Sun from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 7,425 K . [7] HD 25291 is slightly metal deficient, with an iron abundance 85% of solar levels. [9] It spins modestly with a projected rotational velocity of 6.8 km/s . [9]
Tetzlaff et al. (2011) found the object to be a runaway star with a peculiar velocity of 25.7+1.9
−4.1 km/s , which is high compared to neighboring stars. [14]