Epsilon Sculptoris

ε Sculptoris
Location of ε Sculptoris (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Sculptor
Right ascension 01h 45m 38.75712s
Declination −25° 03 09.4022
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.29
Characteristics
Spectral type F2V + G9V
U−B color index +0.01
B−V color index +0.39
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+13.10 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +159.36 mas/yr
Dec.: −73.17 mas/yr
Parallax (π)35.57±0.52 mas
Distance92 ± 1 ly
(28.1 ± 0.4 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)3.05
Details
ε Scl A
Mass1.44 M
Radius1.5 R
Luminosity5.07 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.24 cgs
Temperature6,809 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.02 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)86 km/s
ε Scl B
Mass0.84 M
Other designations
ADS 1394, CCDM J01456-2504AB, CD−25°704, FK5 61, GC 2145, HD 10830, HIP 8209, HR 514, SAO 167275, WDS J01456-2503AB
Database references
SIMBADdata

Epsilon Sculptoris (ε Scl, ε Sculptoris) is a binary star in the constellation Sculptor. It is approximately 91.7 light years from Earth.

The primary component, Epsilon Sculptoris A, is a yellow-white F-type main-sequence star with an apparent magnitude of +5.29. Orbiting it with a separation of 4.6 arcseconds, or at least 125 Astronomical Units, is Epsilon Sculptoris B, a yellow G-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +8.6. A and B make one orbit around their centre of mass once every 1200 years.

There are two optical companions, the 15th magnitude designated Epsilon Sculptoris C at an angular separation of 15 arcseconds and the 11th magnitude Epsilon Sculptoris D, at a separation of 142 arcseconds.

This star will be in constellation Fornax around 2920 CE.