HD 158476

HD 158476
Location of HD 158476 (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Ara
Right ascension 17h 31m 49.09850s
Declination −46° 02 12.4311
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.048
Characteristics
Spectral type F8/G0Ib
B−V color index +0.83
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−29.0 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +1.810 mas/yr
Dec.: −3.806 mas/yr
Parallax (π)1.7610±0.0460 mas
Distance1,850 ± 50 ly
(570 ± 10 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−2.13
Details
Mass5.8 M
Radius38 R
Luminosity1,142 L
Surface gravity (log g)1.89 cgs
Temperature5,305 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)9.5 km/s
Other designations
CD−45°11626, HD 158476, HIP 85788, HR 6513, SAO 228075
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 158476 is a supergiant star in the southern constellation of Ara. There is a faint magnitude 10.5 companion at an angular separation of 20.0 along a position angle of 209° (as of 2013).