| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Antlia [1] |
| Right ascension | 09h 52m 58.02763s [2] |
| Declination | −27° 19′ 55.8219″ [2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.28 [1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | subgiant [2] |
| Spectral type | G1 V [3] |
| B−V color index | +0.62 [4] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | 61.6±0.1 [5] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −278.245 mas/yr [2] Dec.: +95.043 mas/yr [2] |
| Parallax (π) | 18.5634±0.0256 mas [2] |
| Distance | 175.7 ± 0.2 ly (53.87 ± 0.07 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | +2.68 [1] |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.42 [6] M☉ |
| Radius | 2.59±0.11 [7] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 7.58 [8] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 3.86 [9] cgs |
| Temperature | 5,940±110 [7] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | +0.15 [10] dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 5.9±0.3 [11] km/s |
| Age | 2.75 [6] Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| 33 G. Antliae, CD−26°7505, CPD−26°4079, HIP 48468, HR 3916, SAO 178130, WDS J09530-2720A [12] | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
HD 85725, also known as HR 3916, is a yellow hued star located in the southern constellation Antlia. It has an apparent magnitude of 6.29, [1] placing it near the limit for naked eye visibility. The object is relatively close at a distance of 176 light-years, [2] but is receding with a heliocentric radial velocity of 61.6 km/s . [5]
HD 85725 has a stellar classification of G1 V, [3] which suggests that it is an ordinary G-type main-sequence star that is fusing hydrogen at its core. However, a low surface gravity of 7,244 cm/s2 [9] and evolutionary models indicate that is an evolved subgiant. [2]
At present it has 143% [6] the mass of the Sun but is 2.59 times larger, [7] which is not characteristic of a yellow dwarf. It shines at 7.6 [8] times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at a surface temperature of 5,940 K, [7] which gives it a yellow glow. At an age of 2.75 billion years, [6] HD 85725 is spinning leisurely with a projected rotational velocity of 5.9 km/s . [11]
There is a 10th magnitude companion located 1.5″ away along a position angle of 25° . It appears to have a common proper motion with the star, suggesting physical relation. [13]