HD 73468

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HD 73468
Observation data
Epoch J2000       Equinox J2000
Constellation Volans
Right ascension 08h 32m 41.77s [1]
Declination −73° 21 24.44 [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)6.10±0.01 [2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage horizontal branch [3]
Spectral type G8 III [4]
U−B color index +0.65 [5]
B−V color index +0.95 [5]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−26.5±0.4 [6]  km/s
Proper motion (μ)RA: −54.973  mas/yr [1]
Dec.: +73.054  mas/yr [1]
Parallax (π)7.7564 ± 0.0247  mas [1]
Distance 420 ± 1  ly
(128.9 ± 0.4  pc)
Absolute magnitude  (MV)+0.69 [7]
Details [8]
Mass 2.11±0.06  M
Radius 10.24±0.16  R
Luminosity 59±1  L
Surface gravity (log g)2.73±0.06  cgs
Temperature 5,001±32  K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.09±0.03  dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)2.1±1.3 [9]  km/s
Other designations
33 G. Volantis, CD−72°471, CPD−72°713, GC  11776, HD  73468, HIP  41907, HR  3417, SAO  256524 [10] [11]
Database references
SIMBAD data

HD 73468 (HR 3417) is a solitary star in the southern circumpolar constellation Volans. It is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent magnitude of 6.10, [2] and is estimated to be 420 light years away based on parallax measurements. [1] However, it is approaching the Solar System with a heliocentric radial velocity of −26.5  km/s . [6]

HD 73468 is a star with a classification of G8 III, [4] indicating that it is a giant star. It is currently on the horizontal branch [3] — generating energy via helium fusion in its core. HD 73468 has twice the mass of the Sun but has expanded to 10.24 times the radius of the Sun. [8] It shines with a luminosity of 59  L from its swollen photosphere at an effective temperature of 5,001 K, [8] giving a yellow hue. HD 73468 is metal deficient with an iron abundance 81% that of the Sun [8] and spins with a projected rotational velocity of about 2.1  km/s . [9]

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