Delta Sculptoris

δ Sculptoris
Location of δ Sculptoris (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Sculptor
Right ascension 23h 48m 55.54658s
Declination −28° 07 48.9745
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.57
Characteristics
Spectral type A0Vp(Lam Boo)n
U−B color index −0.03
B−V color index +0.01
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+8.70 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +100.80 mas/yr
Dec.: −105.34 mas/yr
Parallax (π)23.73±0.22 mas
Distance137 ± 1 ly
(42.1 ± 0.4 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)1.27+0.11
−0.12
Details
Mass2.19+0.09
−0.13
 M
Radius1.85 R
Luminosity30.09+3.46
−3.00
 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.22±0.04 cgs
Temperature9,930±199 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.14+0.11
−0.18
 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)299 km/s
Other designations
ADS 17021, CCDM J23489-2808AB, CD−28°18353, FK5 896, GC 33050, GSC 06988-01337, HD 223340/223352, HIP 117452, HR 9016, SAO 192167, WDS J23489-2808AB
Database references
SIMBADdata

Delta Sculptoris (δ Scl, δ Sculptoris) is a triple star system in the constellation Sculptor. It is approximately 137.4 light years from Earth.

The primary component, Delta Sculptoris A, is a white A-type main-sequence and Lambda Boötis star with an apparent magnitude of +4.59. It has a faint, magnitude 11.6 companion, Delta Sculptoris B, 4 arcseconds, or more than 175 astronomical units, away from it. Orbiting this pair at the much greater separation of 74 arcseconds, is the G-type Delta Sculptoris C, which has an apparent magnitude of +9.4.

This system is a candidate member of the AB Doradus moving group, an association of stars with similar ages that share a common heading through space.