| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Puppis |
| Right ascension | 08h 18m 33.31299s [1] |
| Declination | −36° 39′ 33.4391″ [1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.45 [2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | A8V [3] |
| U−B color index | +0.11 [2] |
| B−V color index | +0.22 [2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +6.40 [4] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: -110.33 [1] mas/yr Dec.: +100.48 [1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 34.93±0.18 mas [1] |
| Distance | 93.4 ± 0.5 ly (28.6 ± 0.1 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 2.16 [5] |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.62 [6] M☉ |
| Radius | 1.8 [6] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 11.39 [5] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.28 [7] cgs |
| Temperature | 7,986 [7] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.02 [8] dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 129 [9] km/s |
| Other designations | |
| q Puppis, CD−36°4449, FK5 313, GC 11343, GJ 1109, GJ 9261, GSC 07134-02967, HIP 40706, HR 3270, HD 70060, SAO 199070 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
HD 70060 is a class A8V [3] (white main-sequence) star in the constellation Puppis. Its apparent magnitude is 4.45 [2] and it is approximately 93.4 light years away based on parallax. [1]