HD 111597

HD 111597
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Centaurus
Right ascension 12h 50m 41.16339s
Declination −33° 59 57.6527
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.90
Characteristics
Spectral type B9V
B−V color index −0.031±0.002
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+4.00±4.20 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −29.710 mas/yr
Dec.: −13.778 mas/yr
Parallax (π)7.9731±0.2191 mas
Distance410 ± 10 ly
(125 ± 3 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.53
Details
primary
Mass4.3 M
Radius4.3 R
Luminosity169 L
Surface gravity (log g)3.58 cgs
Temperature10,043 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)230 km/s
Age321 Myr
secondary
Mass0.35 M
Other designations
p Cen, CD−33°8653, FK5 1331, HD 111597, HIP 62683, HR 4874, SAO 203863, CCDM J12507-3400, WDS J12507-3400A
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 111597 is a suspected astrometric binary star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It has the Bayer designation p Centauri, while HD 111597 is the star's identifier from the Henry Draper catalogue. The system is visible to the naked eye as a faint point of light with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.90. It is located at a distance of approximately 410 light years from the Sun based on parallax, and has an absolute magnitude of −0.53. The system is a probable member of the Sco OB2 association of co-moving stars. The visible component is a B-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of B9V.