HD 166724

HD 166724
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Corona Australis
Right ascension 18h 13m 59.67590s
Declination −42° 34 31.3558
Apparent magnitude (V) +9.33
Characteristics
Spectral type K0IV/V
B−V color index 0.861±0.032
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−17.51±0.20 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +36.061 mas/yr
Dec.: −80.180 mas/yr
Parallax (π)22.0344±0.0177 mas
Distance148.0 ± 0.1 ly
(45.38 ± 0.04 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)6.20
Details
Mass0.81±0.02 M
Radius0.80+0.01
−0.02
 R
Luminosity0.388±0.001 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.43±0.08 cgs
Temperature5,101+50
−41
 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.09±0.03 dex
Age4.0±3.8 Gyr
Other designations
CD−42°13019, HD 166724, HIP 89354
Database references
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata

HD 166724 is a star in the southern constellation of Corona Australis. It is invisible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +9.33. The star is located at a distance of 148 light-years (45 parsecs) from the Sun based on parallax, but is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −18 km/s. It is predicted to come as close as 97.0 light-years in around 1.2 million years from now. The star has an absolute magnitude of 6.20.

The stellar classification of HD 166724 is K0IV/V, showing blended features of a K-type main-sequence star with a more evolved subgiant star. It is slightly active with chromospheric activity being demonstrated by an emission peak in the Ca II K absorption line. The age of the star is poorly constrained, but it is spinning slowly with a period of around 30 days. It has 81% of the mass of the Sun and 80% of the Sun's girth. The star is radiating 39% of the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 5,101 K.