HD 176871

HD 176871
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Lyra
Right ascension 19h 01m 17.35683s
Declination +26° 17 29.0764
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.69
Characteristics
Spectral type B5V
U−B color index −0.55
B−V color index −0.086±0.002
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−20.4±1.2 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −0.489 mas/yr
Dec.: −9.207 mas/yr
Parallax (π)4.1038±0.0835 mas
Distance790 ± 20 ly
(244 ± 5 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.80
Details
Mass4.1 M
Radius5.2 R
Luminosity394 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.5 cgs
Temperature11,688 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)268±34 km/s
Age11 Myr
Other designations
BD+26°3429, FK5 3518, GC 26151, HD 176871, HIP 93393, HR 7202, SAO 86707
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 176871 is a single star in the northern constellation of Lyra, positioned near the southern constellation border with Vulpecula. This object has a blue-white hue and is dimly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.69. It is located at a distance of approximately 790 light years from the Sun based on parallax, and has an absolute magnitude of −0.80. The star is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −20 km/s.

This is a normal B-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of B5V, which means it is generating energy via core hydrogen fusion. The star is around 11 million years old with 5.4 times the mass of the Sun and is spinning rapidly with a projected rotational velocity of 268 km/s. It is radiating 233 times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 10,540 K.