HD 157819

HD 157819
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Ara
Right ascension 17h 28m 38.91416s
Declination −55° 10 10.8720
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.94
Characteristics
Spectral type G8 II-III
B−V color index +1.11
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−12.6±0.4 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +2.52 mas/yr
Dec.: −8.92 mas/yr
Parallax (π)3.31±0.41 mas
Distanceapprox. 1,000 ly
(approx. 300 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−2.9
Details
Mass2.5 M
Radius31 R
Luminosity444 L
Surface gravity (log g)2.22 cgs
Temperature4,895 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.13 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)6.4 km/s
Other designations
HD 157819, HIP 85520, HR 6487, SAO 244770
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 157819 is the Henry Draper Catalogue designation for a star in the southern constellation of Ara. It is faintly visible to the naked eye at an apparent visual magnitude of 5.94 and is approximately 1,000 light-years (310 parsecs) distant from the Earth. The spectrum of this star fits a stellar classification of G8 II-III, indicating it is a G-type star that is somewhere between a giant and bright giant.