| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Phoenix |
| Right ascension | 00h 45m 45.5930s [1] |
| Declination | –47° 33′ 07.1438″ [1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.80 [2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | G3V [3] |
| B−V color index | +0.64 [2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | –11.4 [4] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: 183.99 [1] mas/yr Dec.: 78.81 [1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 65.97±0.39 mas [1] |
| Distance | 49.4 ± 0.3 ly (15.16 ± 0.09 pc) |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.22 ± 0.04 [5] M☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.85 [5] cgs |
| Temperature | 5,955 [5] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.01 [5] dex |
| Rotation | 12 days [6] |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 3.5 [3] km/s |
| Age | 1.2 [6] Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| CD-48 176, HD 4391, GJ 1021, HIP 3583, HR 209, SAO 215232. [7] | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
HD 4391 is a triple star system [8] in the constellation Phoenix that is located at a distance of 48.7 light years from the Sun. The primary has a stellar classification of G3V, which is a G-type main sequence star. The physical properties of this star are similar to the Sun, making it a solar analog. However, it is believed to have 22% greater mass than the Sun and is only 1.2 billion years old. [5] The spectrum for this star displays an abnormally low level of beryllium, which may be the result of some form of mixing process. [6]
No planet has been detected in orbit around this star, [5] nor does it emit a statistically significant excess of infrared radiation that might indicate a debris disk. [9] However, it has two companions that share a common proper motion through space with HD 4391, effectively making it a triple star system. The first, a red dwarf of type M4, lies at an angular separation of 17″ from the primary. The second is a type M5 star at a separation of 49″. [8]